These Are The Deadliest Natural Disasters In Modern History

Cyclone Nargis, 2008

On May 2, 2008, a cyclone made landfall on the coast of the northern Indian Ocean in Myanmar. It completely destroyed the Ayeyarwady Delta region along with 37 townships in just two days.

The natural disaster reached wind speeds up to 134 miles per hours and left more than 138,000 people dead. The total damage by the cyclone was estimated at over $12.9 billion USD, making it the most destructive cyclone to ever hit the region and the fifth deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded.