The Cost of Deadly Disasters: Japan – (INFOGRAPHIC)

The HuffingtonPost has put the cost of rebuilding Japan after last year’s earthquake and tsunami into perspective through a nifty infographic below. The price of rebuilding after the disaster has already been huge – US$210 billion in the first nine months following the disaster — making the 2011 tsunami the costliest natural disaster ever, in the costliest year ever for natural disasters.

(via HuffingtonPost)

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