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Hurricane Katrina
2005 -
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natural disaster
and one of the five deadliest hurricanes
in the history of the United States.
1,833 people died. Total damage was
$ 125 billion.
Asian Tsunami
2004 -
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deadliest
tsunami, with over 220,000 people
killed and half a million injured by the
waves that battered the low-lying
coast. Waves of up to 10m hit the
coastlines of Sumatra, Thailand, India
and Sri Lanka. The tsunami reached
up to 30m elevation in some areas.