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• Date and Year: 1 September 1923
• Magnitude: ~7.9
• Death toll: 140,000+ people
• Affected cities: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Chiba, Shizuoka

Last verified on 21-04-2026

Explanation

• Man-made disasters are caused by human activities rather than natural events.
• Industrial accidents (e.g., chemical spills, factory explosions) are directly caused by humans.

Additional information:

Examples of industrial accidents:

• Bhopal gas tragedy, 1984
• Chernobyl nuclear disaster, 1986

Last verified on 09-02-2026

Explanation

Hurricane Irma was a Category 5 storm, the most powerful to hit the Caribbean in 2017.

It caused massive damage to islands like Barbuda, Saint Martin, and the Virgin Islands.

Wind speeds reached up to 185 mph (295 km/h).

Hurricane Irma was followed by Hurricane Maria, another destructive storm in the same season.

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 In the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, Cuba dispatched a large medical contingent, sending

• 2,260 health professionals,
• Establishing 32 field hospitals,
• Delivering 234.5 tons of medicines to support Pakistan’s relief efforts

Additional information:

The significant earthquake that prompted major UNO relief efforts, particularly in 2005 in Pakistan/Kashmi

Magnitude: 7.6.

Date: October 8, 2005.

Occurred at 08:50:39 Pakistan Standard Time 

More than 80,000 people perished as a result of the quake,

Explanation

The significant earthquake that prompted major UNO relief efforts, particularly in 2005 in Pakistan/Kashmi

Magnitude: 7.6.

Date: October 8, 2005.

Occurred at 08:50:39 Pakistan Standard Time 

More than 80,000 people perished as a result of the quake,

Explanation

More than 1500 people killed and 3000 injured after an earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan.

The magnitude of the earthquake was 6.0

This incident took place on September 1, 2025.

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Explanation

The name is inspired by the name of the Yemeni city of Mocha, located on the Red Sea coast.

In May 2023, The Cyclone Mocha made landfall in Rakhine State bringing heavy rains, flooding, and strong winds across coastal and low-lying areas in Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Explanation

The 2022 monsoon floods impacted an estimated 33 million people across Pakistan, representing nearly 15% of the country’s population.

It was one of the worst natural disasters in Pakistan’s history—submerging about one‑third of the country, displacing around 8 million people, and leaving over 20 million in need of humanitarian aid.

Explanation

Drought occurs when there is a prolonged absence of rainfall, causing the land to dry up.

It leads to water shortages, crop failure, and dry soil in the affected region.

Explanation

Earthquakes mostly occur along tectonic plate boundaries, where plates collide, slide, or separate.

Countries like Japan, Indonesia, and Chile lie on such zones, making them more earthquake-prone.