The magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Haiti on August 2021 has been the deadliest natural disaster in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2018 to 2022, estimated to have killed 2,248 people. The earthquake was followed by the mudslide and flash flood caused by a collapsed dam in Brumadinho, Brazil in 2019 with approximately 300 deaths.
Number of deaths caused by selected environmental disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2018 to 2022
* Figures may include casualties occurred in neighboring areas, such as the United States.
Data prior to 2022 was taken from previous releases of the NatCatService - Naturkatastrophen Factsheet.
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Munich Re. (January 31, 2023). Number of deaths caused by selected environmental disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2018 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203705/number-deaths-disasters-latin-america-caribbean/
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