RANK | APPROXIMATE DEATHS | LOCATION | DATE |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 500,000 | West Bengal/Bangladesh | 1970 |
2 | 300,000 | Hooghly River,Bengal, India | 1737 |
3 | 300,000 | Haiphong, Vietnam | 1881 |
4 | 300,000 | Coringa, southern India | 1839 |
5 | 200,000 | Bengal | 1584 or 1582 |
6 | 200,000 | China | 1975 |
7 | 200,000 | Calcutta, Bengal, India | 1876 |
8 | 140,000 | Burma | 2008 |
9 | 140,000 | Bangladesh | 1991 |
10 | 100,000 | Arabian Sea, western India | 1882 |