1. HAPPENINGS IN THE 1990’S
BY:BLASÉ NOPPER

2. 1990 In 1990 an earthquake hit Iran
The earthquake killed more than 50,000 people
Injured 60,000 people

3. 1990 The earthquake opened a dam in Rasht
The dam wiped out a large stretch of farmland
The dam caused many roads to be impassable

4. 1991 In 1991 an cyclone hit Bangladesh
The cyclone killed about 140,000 people
The cyclone had 270 mph winds

5. 1991
The cyclone is one of the deadliest tropical cyclones ever recorded
The cyclone wiped out entire populations on islands
the property damage was in billions of dollars

6. 1992 In 1992 an explosion happened in Guadalajara
The explosion killed 206 and injured more than 1500
The explosion began at 10:30 am and continued for two hours

7. 1992
The explosion blew open streets and carved an enormous 9 mile ditch
An eye witness said that a bus was “swallowed up by the hole”
About 1,000 buildings were collapsed, destroyed or heavily damaged

8. 1993 In 1993 bombing happened in Bombay
The bombs killed 200 people and injured 800
13 bombs went off

9. 1993 13 bombs went off within 75 minutes
The bombs were set off by timing devices
The bombings are believed to have been acts of revenge for the demolition by Hindu extremists of a 16th century mosque in Northern India in 1992

10. 1994 In 1994 the Rwanda massacre happened
The massacre killed 800,000 people and 10,000 people each day
The massacre lasted 100 days

11. 1994
Most of those people survived this massacre are now having mental problems and are traumatized because of what they experienced
The massacre happened on April 6, 1994
Very few people were capable of surviving this massacre

12. 1995 In 1995 an earthquake in Osaka Kobe happened
5,094 people died and injured 26,798
300,000 people were left homeless

13. 1995 This earthquake is the worst earthquake since 1923
This earthquake is called “the Hyogog-ken Nanby earthquake”
The total money in damage cost 150 billion dollars

14. 1996 In 1996 the Unabomber was arrested
The Unabomber's real name is Theodore John Kaczynski
The Unabomber was arrested in his cabin house outside of Lincoln, Montana

15. 1996 The Unabomber was born in Chicago 1942
He was blamed for 16 mail bombs that killed 3 people and injured 23 during an 18- year period
They were searching for him for 17 years

16. 1997
In 1997 a tornado hit Texas
The tornado killed 27 and missing many people
The storm brought rain, hail, and extremely fierce winds the reached more than 200 mph

17. 1997
Cars were thrown into the air and houses were ripped off their foundations
Meteorologists said they have never seen house foundations that were swept as clean
This is one of the worst tornadoes in Texas

18. 1998 In 1998 a tsunami hit Papua new Guinea
A earthquake caused the tsunami, one of the most destructive tsunamis to strike this country
Killed 3,000 and injured 713

19. 1998 20-40 percent of the population was killed
There was no warning for the tsunami
The tsunami had 3 waves

20. 1999 In 1999 an earthquake hit Taiwan
The earthquake killed 2,161 and injured 8,736
The earthquake had 9,000 aftershocks

21. 1999 The quake triggered a series of landslides
150 people are still missing
The quake happened Monday september, 20 at 1:45am