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December 31, 2025
FACTBOX: Major natural disasters of 2025
In January, large-scale forest fires erupted in southern California, affecting Los Angeles, Ventura, and Orange counties, destroying more than 16,000 buildings
TL;DR
- A 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar on March 28 killed at least 5,456 people.
- Southern California experienced large-scale forest fires in January, destroying over 16,000 buildings and causing an estimated 470 deaths, with damages exceeding $61 billion.
- Europe endured multiple heatwaves between April and September, causing an estimated 4,700 to 24,400 excess deaths.
- Tropical Cyclone Senyar impacted Southeast Asian countries from November 25-30, resulting in 800 to 2,200 deaths and $19 billion in damages.
- A massive landslide in Sudan's Marrah Mountains on August 31 buried Tarseen village, killing between 375 and 1,500 people.
- Catastrophic floods in Pakistan during the monsoon season (June-September) affected millions, destroyed thousands of homes, and resulted in over 1,000 fatalities.
- Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, struck Caribbean countries on October 28, causing at least 102 fatalities and an estimated $10 billion in damage to Jamaica.
- A powerful tornado hit Kentucky, USA, on May 16, claiming 20 lives as part of a series of tornadoes affecting the central US.
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