Which disaster had the most casualties?

Question

The cyclone in Myanmar

The earthquake in China

911 in New York

Which disaster claimed more victims and casualties?

Answer 1

The cyclone in Myanmar.

Official count now 78,000, which may be low.

China Earthquake count is now 28,881

9/11 in New York count = 2,752 in 2003. The 911 Report gives 2,600 + 125 at the pentagon + 256 from the planes.

Answer 2

Tsunami 24 Dec 2004 nearly 300 000

Answer 3

Those 3 disasters pale in comparison to some of the historical disasters that have happened.  

This web page has an interesting summary

http://across.co.nz/WorldsWorstDisasters...