According to the National Disaster Management Authority, the current floods in Pakistan constitute the worst natural disaster in the country’s history.
The top 10 natural disasters in Pakistan in the last 75 years are:
1935 Quetta earthquake: A 7.7 Richter scale earthquake virtually leveled the city of Quetta in the eastern province of Balochistan, then part of British India.
Some 60,000 people were killed in one of the deadliest earthquakes to hit South Asia. The epicenter was 4km southwest of the town of Ali Jaan, some 153km from Quetta.
1945 Balochistan earthquake: A 7.8 Richter scale earthquake hit southwestern Balochistan on 28 November 1945. The epicenter was 98km southwest of the town of Pasni. Apart from massive damage to property, the quake led to a 40-foot tsunami causing the deaths of over 4,000 people.
For more details : http://www.aaj.tv/2010/08/top-10-natural-disasters-since-1935-in-pakistan/
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