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Natural disasters

These are the stories of living through an event that was caused by a force of nature, such as an earthquake, flood, or tornado.

Surviving Nepal’s worst earthquake since 1934

Surviving Nepal’s worst earthquake since 1934

Sleeping outside during the aftershocks

Sleeping outside during the aftershocks

Postponed indefinitely: cleaning up the Haitian earthquake

Postponed indefinitely: cleaning up the Haitian earthquake

I saved my granddaughter before our roof collapsed

I saved my granddaughter before our roof collapsed

A minute can be an eternity

A minute can be an eternity

A chaotic year after Nepal megaquake

A chaotic year after Nepal megaquake

“I felt the ground would crack open and erupt like a volcano”

“I felt the ground would crack open and erupt like a volcano”

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