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Türkiye quake and other major natural disasters this century

Two massive earthquakes just hours apart on Monday devastating cities and towns across a huge swathe of southern Türkiye and northwest Syria are rapidly becoming one of the worst disasters this century, with the death toll already more than 16,000. Below are a list of some of the biggest natural disasters in the 21st century:

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HAITI 2010 EARTHQUAKE A 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Jan. 13, 2010, devastated Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince and killed about 316,000 people. The United Nations estimated 80,000 buildings in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas were destroyed.