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Some of the world's deadliest natural disasters (of past 40 years)
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| Jun 11, 2008
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Posted on 06/11/2008 12:24:16 PM PDT by decimon
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To: blam
Upwards of 30,000, wasn't it? I think I remember some 10K just in France so you're probably right.
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06/11/2008 2:11:06 PM PDT
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decimon
To: decimon
August 2003.
RECORD HEAT WAVE IN EUROPE TAKES 35,000 LIVES
"A record heat wave scorched Europe in August 2003, claiming an estimated 35,000 lives. In France alone, 14,802 people died from the searing temperaturesmore than 19 times the death toll from the SARS epidemic worldwide.
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06/11/2008 2:16:16 PM PDT
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blam
To: blam
Thanks. I always lose track of my dead Frenchmen.
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06/11/2008 2:36:35 PM PDT
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decimon
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06/11/2008 10:38:08 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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