Disaster
History of India
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| | 1984 | Gandhi, Rajiv | |
| 31st Oct Bhopal A leak at the Union Carbide pesticides plant in Bhopal causes 14,000 deaths |
| 3rd Dec Bhopal 2,000 are killed by a chemical spillage at a Union Carbide plant |
| 1999 | Vajpayee, Atal Behari | |
| Oct Orissa Cyclone devastates eastern state of Orissa, leaving at least 10,000 dead |
| 2001 | Vajpayee, Atal Behari | |
| Jan Gujarat Earthquakes hit western state of Gujarat, leaving at least 30,000 dead |
| 2005 | Singh, Manmohan | |
| 8th Oct Kashmir A 7.6-magnitude earthquake devastates the Kashmir border region between India and Pakistan killing an estimated 80,000 people, injuring 70,000 more and leaving more than 3 million homeless and without food and basic supplies |
| 8th Oct Kashmir The disaster brings a temporary cessation of hostilities between enemies India and Pakistan, who worked together in rescue and relief efforts in the days after the quake |
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