1 |
Feb. 27 |
Chile |
Earthquake (Mw 8.8) triggers tsunami,
over 200 aftershocks |
$8,000 |
2 |
Sep. 4 |
New Zealand |
Earthquake (Mw 7.0), over 300 aftershocks |
4,453 |
3 |
Feb. 27 |
France, Germany,
Belgium et al. |
Winter storm Xynthia, winds up to 160 km/h |
2,754 |
4 |
Oct. 4 |
U.S. |
Thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail, floods |
2,165 |
5 |
Dec. 23 |
Australia |
Floods caused by heavy rains, tropical
cyclone Tasha |
2,050 |
6 |
May 12 |
U.S. |
Storms, winds up to 130 km/h, hail |
2,000 |
7 |
Mar. 13 |
U.S. |
Storm, winds up to 120 km/h, heavy rain,
floods |
1,231 |
8 |
Mar. 22 |
Australia |
Storm, winds up to 120 km/h, hail, rain,
mudslides |
1,079 |
9 |
Mar. 6 |
Australia |
Storms, hail, rain, floods |
1,070 |
10 |
Apr. 20 |
Gulf of Mexico,
U.S. |
Explosion on Deepwater Horizon oil rig |
1,000 |
11 |
Apr. 30 |
U.S. |
Floods caused by heavy rain, storms |
820 |
12 |
Jun. 15 |
France |
Floods caused by heavy rain |
818 |
13 |
Jul. 20 |
U.S. |
Storms, floods, hail, tornado |
785 |
14 |
May 29 |
China |
Floods, mudslides caused by heavy
monsoonal rain |
761 |
15 |
Jun. 10 |
U.S. |
Storms, winds up to 97 km/h, hail, heavy
rain, floods |
695 |
16 |
Jun. 17 |
U.S. |
Thunderstorms, heavy rains, floods |
620 |
17 |
May 10 |
U.S. |
Tornadoes, hail |
610 |
18 |
Feb. 9 |
U.S. |
Winter storm, winds up to 80 km/h, snow |
600 |
19 |
Aug. 6 |
Germany, Czech
Republic et al. |
Floods caused by heavy rain |
591 |
20 |
Jul. 12 |
Canada |
Hailstorm, heavy rain; damage to buildings
and cars |
More than 500 |
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