World's Worst Ten Deadliest Natural Disasters: Photos and Details

10. Banqiao Dam flood (1975) Death Toll: 90,000–230,000The Banqiao Reservoir Dam and Shimantan Reservoir Dam are among 62 dams in Zhumadian Prefecture of China's Henan Province that failed catastrophically or were intentionally destroyed in 1975 during Typhoon Nina. The dam failure caused the sudden loss of 18 GW of power, the equivilant of roughly 9 large modern coal fired power stations, or