The World Bank 's estimate for this disaster Catastrophe means it ranks as the world 's fourth costliest disaster Catastrophe as of 2011 surpassed only by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake Catastrophe and tsunami Catastrophe in Japan , Great Hanshin earthquake Catastrophe in 1995 , Forest fires Catastrophe in 1997 , Indian Ocean tsunami Catastrophe in 2004 and Hurricane Catastrophe Katrina in 2005 .

Until surpassed by the 2017 Sutherland Springs church shooting and the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting , this was the deadliest mass shooting at an American place of worship , alongside a 1991 attack at a Buddhist temple in Waddell , Arizona .

it was regarded Judgment_communication as the highest battle Hostile_encounter in history until it was surpassed in 1999 by the kargil conflict Hostile_encounter at 5,600 m. at the beginning Process_start of 1918 austro-hungarian troops set up Reforming_a_system a fortified position with small artillery pieces on the top of the san matteo peak .