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What, in terms of human mortality, has been the worst natural disaster of late? No, you are wrong. It was the hot summer of three years ago, which killed an estimated 32,000 people prematurely across Europe. Andrew Marr writing in the Daily Telegraph. UPDATE: Turns out it is Marr who is wrong – and very ...
What, in terms of human mortality, has been the worst natural disaster of late?
What, in terms of human mortality, has been the worst natural disaster of late?
No, you are wrong. It was the hot summer of three years ago, which killed an estimated 32,000 people prematurely across Europe.
Andrew Marr writing in the Daily Telegraph.
UPDATE: Turns out it is Marr who is wrong – and very wrong at that. The Boxing Day tsunami in 2004 killed far more people. Worryingly, Marr's source was the British government's Chief Scientist.
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