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This is a list of
disaster
A disaster is a serious problem occurring over a short or long period of time that causes widespread human, material, economic or environmental loss which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources ...
s that have occurred in
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
organized by death toll. The list is general and comprehensive, comprising natural disasters (including
epidemic
An epidemic (from Ancient Greek, Greek ἐπί ''epi'' "upon or above" and δῆμος ''demos'' "people") is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of patients among a given population within an area in a short period of time.
Epidemics ...
s) and man-made disasters both purposeful and accidental. It does not normally include numerous non-notable deadly events such as disease deaths in an ordinary year, nor most deaths due to residential fires, traffic collisions and criminal homicide. Particularly for epidemics, years reflect when the event impacted New York City rather than the world at large.
See also
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List of accidents and disasters by death toll
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by the effects of negli ...
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List of natural disasters by death toll
A natural disaster is a sudden event that always causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage or loss of life, brought about by forces other than the acts of human beings. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, vo ...
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List of battles and other violent events by death toll
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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List of disasters in the United States by death toll
This list of United States disasters by death toll includes disasters that occurred either in the United States, at diplomatic missions of the United States, or incidents outside of the United States in which a number of U.S. citizens were killed ...
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References
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Death in New York City
Death Toll
''Death toll'' is the number of dead as a result of a war, disaster, or other event.
It may also refer to:
* '' Death Toll'', 2008 action film
* ''High-Ballin, 1978 action comedy film also released as ''Death Toll''
See also
* List of list ...
New York City disasters by death toll
Death Toll
''Death toll'' is the number of dead as a result of a war, disaster, or other event.
It may also refer to:
* '' Death Toll'', 2008 action film
* ''High-Ballin, 1978 action comedy film also released as ''Death Toll''
See also
* List of list ...
Disasters
A disaster is a serious problem occurring over a short or long period of time that causes widespread human, material, economic or environmental loss which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources ...