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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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MYANMAR CYCLONE Cyclone Nargis swept across the Irrawaddy Delta and southern Yangon, the former capital, on the evening of May 2, 2008, with winds of 240 kph (150 mph). Nearly 140,000 people died and 2.4 million were severely affected.