Historian Snow: Deadly plague WILL reap hell on Earth again

ANOTHER pandemic on the scale of the Black Death, which wiped out half of Europe’s population, is inevitable, says TV historian Dan Snow.

- David Stephenson

The 14th-century plague was the most devastating in history, killing up to 200 million people worldwide.

In Europe alone, 40 to 60 per cent of the population perished between 1347 and 1351.

As the world recovers from Covid, TV favourite Dan, below, who presents Channel 5 documentary The Black Death, said: “Unfortunately, there are no two ways about it.”

He pointed to “zoonotic” viruses – those which make the leap from animals to humans – as an area of concern.

He said: “Bird flu doesn’t tend to jump over to humans. But when humans do get it, it’s horrific.