Tsunamis/Floods
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Alexandria Egypt Tsunami 365 AD
An undersea quake with the approximate magnitude of 8.3 near the western tip of the Island of Crete washed out cities and villages in Greece, Sicily, Cyprus and Egypt.
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Samoa Earthquake and Tsunami September 29, 2009
An early morning offshore earthquake on September 29, 2009 in the Samoa Islands caused a tsunami that brought death and destruction to American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga.
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North Sea Flood of 1953
Hurricane force winds from the North Atlantic produced a storm surge in the North Sea and caused widespread coastal flooding by breaching seawalls and dikes.
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The 1946 Aleutian Island Tsunami
An earthquake near Unimak Island in the Aleutian Island chain generated a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean with waves as high as 100 feet that pounded coastal areas.
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Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004
The Boxing Day or Asian Tsunami on December 26 2004 affected Indonesia in the east to Africa in the west.
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Deadliest Flood in US History
Excluding the floods caused by hurricanes, the worst and deadliest flood in the US occurred on May 31, 1889 when the South Fork Dam burst.
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