HIstorical disasters

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Great Chicago Fire
Tohoku Earthquake, Tsunami, and Meltdown
The U.S. Super Tornado Outbreak
The Great Chicago Fire happened in 1871 and kill 300, and left almost 100,000 homeless. The affected area was 4 miles long and 1 mile wide. It happened because the winds that night were at extremely high speeds along with there being no rain for 3 weeks and hot temperatures. Many buildings burn also because they were made of wood. The fire was started in O'Learey's barn, supposedly by a cow knocking it over.It is considered a disaster because every building was destroyed.
The whole mess happened on March 11, 2011, whenever a magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit off the coast of Japan. The earthquake caused a gigantic tsunami to hit the coast, resulting in 15000 deaths, and almost a million buildings being destroyed. However, a nuclear meltdown happened from the tsunami, causing radiation to travel as far as 37 miles. It's considered a disaster because of the death and loss of buildings and the radiation leak.
On March 18, 1925, the sky around Ellington, Missouri, darkened into a storm system. A cold wind from the southwest mixed with moist air, creating a gigantic F5 tornado. It traveled for 40 minutes, crossing Missouri and cutting through Illinois, killing 600 and injuring 1,500. It traveled 219 miles and destroyed 15,000 homes It is considered a disaster because of the loss of buildings, and the unpredictability of this happening.

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