Suddenly coming event is called natural disasters. A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, lots of collateral damage or loss of life

A natural disaster takes place because of any natural hazard. The world has seen some great natural disasters over time and the damage has been a lot. There had been many major disasters in the world that have shattered many cities and countries.

Ten worst natural disasters:

Rank Event Location Date

1 1931 China floods China July, August, 1931

2 1887 Yellow River flood China September, October, 1887

3 1556 Shaanxi earthquake China January 23, 1556

4 1976 Tangshan earthquake China July 28, 1976

5 1970 Bhola cyclone East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) November 13, 1970

6 1839 India cyclone India November 25, 1839

7 1737 Calcutta cyclone India October 7, 1737

8 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Indian Ocean December 26, 2004

9 1920 Haiyuan earthquake China December 16, 1920

10 526 Antioch earthquake Byzantine Empire (now Turkey) May 526