St. Felix’s Flood, 1530
“Evil Saturday” occurred on the 5th of November, 1530. On this day, more than 100,000 people left this world in the main parts of Flanders and Zeeland in the Netherlands. The ferocious natural disaster destroyed an entire city and 18 villages! It’s natural disasters like this one that really get the hairs on your neck to stand up.
St. Felixs Flood, 1530
The Great Kantō Earthquake, 1923
The Great Kantō Earthquake devastated the port city of Tokyo in 1923. The force of earth-shattering shaking managed to move the Great Buddha statue which weighed about 84 tons! Rescuers estimated the death toll to be approximately 143,000. Almost 40 years later, the Japanese government named September 1st, “Disaster Prevention Day” – a commemoration to the anniversary of the deadly day.
The Great Kantō Earthquake, 1923
