Catastrophe & Restoration

Almost 9,000 people had been ordered to evacuate across Japans northern prefectures, while 370,000 were advised to seek refuge.

Across Baton Rouge, one hard hit area, no more than 15 percent of all homes have flood insurance, and in the other hard-hit location, Lafayette, the rate is just 14 percent.

Typhoon Lionrock is projected to make landfall in Japan Tuesday and is likely to strike the northern Tohoku region, the area devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami

The magnitude 6.2 earthquake that struck Italys Umbria region this week is estimated to have cost the country anywhere from $1 billion to $11 billion in economy-related losses. The insurance bill will be a lot lower.

Damage is still being assessed across the Midwest after a series of tornadoes struck Indiana and Ohio Wednesday afternoon and evening.

The level of destruction from California wildfires is so bad that officials don't yet have a total count of destroyed homes.