The 1999 Vargas Tragedy
The Vargas State of Venezuela found itself buried under 3 meters of mud during torrential rains and flash floods in December, 1999. The entire infrastructure of the state collapsed and tens of thousands of its residents died, which was 10% of the population of Vargas at the time.
The 1999 Vargas Tragedy
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The 1976 Tangshan Earthquake
The Chinese people believe that natural disasters are precursors of dynastic change, and at a time when political events were turbulent, it could not have rung truer for them. The Great Tangshan earthquake rocked Hebei in the People’s Republic of China for a total of about 15 seconds. Those few seconds led to the deaths of over 650,000 people.
The 1976 Tangshan Earthquake
