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Man Made Disasters
Top three
Banqiao Dam Collapse
Estimated Death Toll: 26,000
Typhoon occured because of change in weather pattern in 1975, killing 26,000 people.
Fidenae Ampitheatre Collapse
Estimated Death Toll: 20,000
Occuring in 27AD, a wooden ampitheatre collapsed during the open ceremony, killing 20,000 people.
Bhopal Disaster
Estimated Death Toll: 16,000
1984 the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal India leaked Methyl Isocyanate, killing 16,000 people
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