Best of 2019: Natural and technical catastrophes

March 03, 2020

Natural catastrophes

Natural catastrophes

January:
United States: An extreme cold wave invades the United States
February:
United States: Tornadoes devastate the Southeastern United States
March :
Africa:
- Floods devastating Mozambique and Malawi
- Cyclone Idai: already 700 fatalities reported and a high risk of epidemics Canada: The Canadian winter burdens the insurers Iran: Devastating floods
April:
South Africa: Floods: the toll gets heavier Mozambique: Kenneth the second cyclone that ravages Mozambique
May:
Tunisia: Crop fires
June:
China: A second earthquake hits China in less than a week time Japan: An earthquake hits Northwestern Japan
July:
Algeria: Agricultural land fires in Algeria: 22.52 million USD of insurable damages United States: Hurricane Dorian likely to cost insurers 25 billion USD Japan: How much will Typhoon Faxai cost to insurers?
October:
Japan: Typhoon Hagibis, a catastrophic toll
November:
France: Floods: major damage in Southeastern France

Technical and man-made catastrophes

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