Top Ten Worst Disasters in the World

1. Yellow River Flood (China 1931) - 1,000,000-4,000,000 dead
2. Yellow River Flood (China 1887) - 900,000-2,000,000 dead
3. Bhola Cyclone (Bangladesh 1970) - 500,000-1,000,000 dead
4. Shaanxi Earthquake (China 1556) - 830,000 dead
5. India Cyclone (India 1839) - 300,000 dead
6. Antioch Earthquake (Syria and Turkey 526) - 250,000 dead
7. Tangshan Earthquake (China 1976) - 242,000 dead
8. Haiyun Earthquake (China 1920) - 240,000 dead
9. Indian Ocean Earthquake/Tsunami (Indian Ocean 2004) - 230,000 dead
10. Aleppo Earthquake (Syria 1138) - 230,000 dead