What are some modern disasters that compares with the Great Plague and Great Fire of London?

The Great Plague and the Great Fire of London were two ... Humans often want to find a silver lining amid disaster, and one myth that sprung up ... geographically smaller than modern-day London), but it didn't reach many of

The Great Fire destroyed most of the official city of London (which was geographically smaller than modern-day London), but it didn't reach many of the outer metropolitan areas like Whitechapel, Clerkenwell and Southwark that were also affected by the plague.

Living in London during the 1660s was particularly hard-going. Besides the high rates of infant deaths, poor sanitary conditions and high numbers of destitute people, there were two major disasters: the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London.

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