Fires, floods and quakes of 2025

From the fires that devastated Los Angeles to deadly earthquakes
in Myanmar and Afghanistan, a selection of events recalls the tragic
disasters that defined this year

Jan-Feb, U.S.
Los Angeles fires
accrue $40bn in insured
losses Ð costliest-ever
wildfire event globally

Jul, U.S.
Flash floods
in Texas kill more
than 130 people

Oct,
Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa Ð
strongest storm of
2025 Ð leaves trail
of destruction across
Jamaica, Haiti
and Cuba

May, Nigeria
At least 500 people
die when heavy rainfall
submerges market
town of Mokwa

Jun-Aug, Europe
Study finds climate
change responsible for
estimated 16,500 heat-
related deaths

Aug, Sudan
Landslide buries
entire village, killing
at least 500 residents

Late 2025,
Southeast Asia
Cyclone-induced
flooding kills more
than 1,000 people
in Indonesia and 200
in Thailand, Vietnam
and Malaysia

Nov-Dec,
Sri Lanka
Death toll from Cyclone
Ditwah exceeds 600

Aug, Afghanistan
6.0 magnitude
quake claims 2,000
lives and affects up to
1.3 million people

Mar, Myanmar
7.7 magnitude
quake kills over
5,000 people

Nov,
Philippines
Twin typhoons kill
at least 250 people
and displace more
than a million

Sep, Asia
Estimated 36% of
damage from Typhoon
Ragasa in southern
China is attributed
to climate change

Sources: Imperial College London, ReliefWeb, Reuters
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