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The 40 most costly losses between 1970 and 2006

Insured loss (mio USD, indexed to 2006)₁ Victims₂ Date (start) Event Country

66 311 1836 25.08.2005 Hurrican Katrina; floods, dams burst, damage to oil rigs USA, Golf of Mexico, Bahamas, North Atlantic

22 987 43 23.08.1992 Hurrican Andrew; floodings USA, Bahamas

21 379 2 982 11.09.2001 Terror attack on WTC, Pentagon and other buildings USA

19 040 61 17.01.1994 Northridge earthquake (M 6.6) USA

13 651 124 02.09.2004 Hurrican Ivan; Damage to oil rigs USA, Caribbean: Barbados

12 953 35 19.10.2005 Hurrican Wilma; torrential rain, floods USA, Mexico, Jamaica, Haiti

10 382 34 20.09.2005 Hurrican Rita; floods, damage to oil rigs USA, Golf of Mexico, Cuba

8 590 24 11.08.2004 Hurrican Charley USA, Cuba, Jamaica

8 357 51 27.09.1991 Typhoon Mireille / No 19 Japan

7 434 71 15.09.1989 Hurrican Hugo USA, Puerto Rico

7 204 95 25.01.1990 Winter storm Daria France, UK, Belgium, Netherlands

7 019 110 25.12.1999 Winter storm Lothar Switzerland, UK, France

5 500 22 15.10.1987 Storm and floods in Europe France, UK, Netherlands

5 485 38 26.08.2004 Hurrican Frances USA, Bahamas

4 923 64 25.02.1990 Winter storm Vivian Europe

4 889 26 22.09.1999 Typhoon Bart / No 18 Japon

4 366 600 20.09.1998 Hurrican George; floods USA, Carribean

4 100 41 05.06.2001 Tropical storm Allison; heavy rain, floods USA

4 022 3 034 13.09.2004 Hurrican Jeanne; floods, landslides USA, Carribean:Haiti

3 826 45 06.09.2004 Typhoon Songda / Nr. 18 Japan, South Korea

3 512 45 02.05.2003 Hurrican, tornadoes, hail USA

3 415 70 10.09.1999 Hurrican Floyd; heavy rain, floods USA, Bahamas, Colombia

3 409 167 06.07.1988 explosion on platform Piper Alpha UK

3 315 59 01.10.1995 Hurrican Opal; floods USA, Mexico, Golf of Mexico

3 270 6 425 17.01.1995 Great Hanshin earthquake (M 7.2) in Kobe Japan

2 905 45 27.12.1999 Winter storm Martin Spain, France, Switzerland

2 736 246 10.03.1993 Winter storm, tornadoes, floods USA, Canada, Mexico, Cuba

2 587 38 06.08.2002 Severe floods UK, Spain, Germany, Austria

2 516 26 20.10.1991 Forest fires which spread to urban areas, drought USA

2 505 - 06.04.2001 Hail, floods und tornadoes USA

2 364 30 18.09.2003 Hurrican Isabel USA, Canada, Mexico, Cuba

2 331 39 05.09.1996 Hurrican Fran USA

2 305 20 03.12.1999 Winter storm Anatol Denmark, Sweden, UK

2 299 4 11.09.1992 Hurrican Iniki USA, North Pacific Ocean

2 217 - 29.08.1979 Hurrican Frederic USA

2 155 23 23.10.1989 Explosion in petrochemical plant USA

2 134 220 000 26.12.2004 Earthquake (M 9), tsunami in Indian Ocean Indonesia, Thailand

2 091 49 19.08.2005 Rain, floods and landslides Switzerland, Germany

2 044 2 000 18.09.1974 Tropical cyclone Fifi Honduras

2 009 100 04.07.1997 Floods after heavy rain Poland, Czech Republic,

The 40 worst catastrophes in terms of victims between 1970 and 2006

Victimes₂ Insured loss(in mio. USD, indexed to 2006)₁ Date (start) Event Country

300 000 - 14.11.1970 Storm and Flood catastrophe Bangladesh

255 000 - 28.07.1976 Earthquake (M 7.5) China

220 000 2 134 26.12.2004 Earthquake (M 9), Tsunami in Indian Ocean Indonesia, Thailand

138 000 3 29.04.1991 Tropical cyclone Gorky Bangladesh

73 300 - 08.10.2005 Earthquake (M 7.6); aftershocks, landslides Pakistan, India

66 000 - 31.05.1970 Earthquake (M 7.7); rock slides Peru

40 000 177 21.06.1990 Earthquake (M 7.7); landslides Iran

35 000 - 01.06.2003 Heat wave and drought in Europe France, Italy, Germany

26 271 - 26.12.2003 Earthquake (M 6.5) destroys 85% of Bam Iran

25 000 - 07.12.1988 Earthquake (M 6.9) Armenia, Ex-USSR

25 000 - 16.09.1978 Earthquake (M 7.7) in Tabas Iran

23 000 - 13.11.1985 Volcanic eruption on Nevado del Ruiz Columbia

22 084 266 04.02.1976 Earthquake (M 7.5) Guatemala

19 737 114 26.01.2001 Earthquake (M 7.6) in Gujarat India, Pakistan, Nepal

19 118 1 210 17.08.1999 Earthquake (M 7.0) in Izmit Turkey

15 000 - 11.08.1979 Macchu dam burst in Morvi India

15 000 - 01.09.1978 Flooding following monsoon rains India, Bangladesh

15 000 121 29.10.1999 Cyclone 05B devastates Orissa state India, Bangladesh

11 069 - 25.05.1985 Tropical cyclone in Bay of Bengal Bangladesh

10 800 - 31.10.1971 Flooding in Bay of Bengal and Orissa state India

10 000 - 20.11.1977 Tropical cyclone in Andrah Pradesh India, Bay of Bengal

10 000 266 12.12.1999 Floods, mudflows and landslides Venezuela, Colombia

9 500 603 19.09.1985 Earthquake (M 8.1) Mexico

9 475 - 30.09.1993 Earthquake (M 6.4) in Maharashtra India

9 000 618 22.10.1998 Hurricane Mitch in Central America Honduras, Nicaragua

6 425 3 270 17.01.1995 Great Hanshin earthquake (M 7.2) in Kobe Japan

6 304 - 05.11.1991 Typhoons Thelma and Uring Philippines

6 000 - 02.12.1984 Accident in chemical plant; methyl isocyanates released India

5 778 40 27.05.2006 Earthquake (M 6.3); Bantul almost completely destroyed Indonesia

5 422 - 26.06.1976 Earthquake (M 7.1) Papua New Guinea

5 374 - 10.04.1972 Earthquake (M 6.9) in Fars Iran

5 300 - 28.12.1974 Earthquake (M 6.3) Pakistan

5 112 - 15.11.2001 Floods and landslides caused by heavy rain Brazil

5 000 1 189 05.03.1987 Earthquake; oil pipeline damaged Ecuador

5 000 627 23.12.1972 Earthquake (M 6.3) in Managua Nicaragua

5 000 - 30.06.1976 Earthquake in West Irian Indonesia

4 500 - 10.10.1980 Earthquake in El Asnam Algeria

4 375 - 21.12.1987 Ferry Dona Paz collides with oil tanker Victor Philippines

4 000 - 15.02.1972 Storms and snow in Ardekan Iran

4 000 - 30.05.1998 Earthquake (M 6.9) in Takhar Afghanistan

4 000 - 24.11.1976 Earthquake (M 7.9) in Van Turkey

*¹Property and business interruption, excluding liability and life insurance losses
*²Dead and missing

Source: Swiss Re (Editor), 2007: Natural- and man-made catastrophes in 2006. sigma, No. 2. Swiss Re, Zurich.

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