Natural disasters occur annually in various parts of the world. We offer to remember the earthquakes, typhoons and floods that occurred in the outgoing 2013.
The current Top 10 contains largest natural disasters of 2013... I would like to believe that in the new year nature will be kinder to us.
10. Wildfires in Australia
Hundreds of hectares of forest and several settlements were completely destroyed by fires caused by the abnormal heat. The Australian military has called the current fire the largest in 30 years.
9. Earthquake in Iran
In April 2013, in the Iranian city of Saravan, there was a series of tremors, magnitude up to 7.8 points. This earthquake was the most powerful in Iran over the past 40 years. Its echoes were felt in Iraq, the UAE, Syria and other countries.
8. Earthquake in Kamchatka
The impact was about 8 points in May 2013. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in the Sea of Okhotsk, however, its echoes were felt even in Moscow and St. Petersburg. In settlements in Kamchatka, furniture moved in houses, and cars were literally blown off the road by tremors.
7. Flooding in Europe
In recent years, central Europe has been regularly hidden by streams of rainwater. This year, at the beginning of June, cities in Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria were under water. People moved along the streets in boats, and in Prague the abodes of the capital's famous zoo had to be evacuated.
6. Flooding in India
Several weeks of torrential rains led to the fact that mudflows rushed from the mountains in northern India to the lower reaches, destroying temples, villages and even cities on their way. About 7 thousand people were declared dead in the flood.
5. Tornado in Oklahoma
On May 20, a tornado struck the small American town of Moore, which, in terms of the power of destruction caused, surpassed the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The city was literally razed to the ground, only the timely evacuation of residents helped to avoid large-scale casualties.
4. Forest fires in California
Intense heat and winds have caused extensive fires to engulf Yosemite National Park in California. The ingress of ash into water bodies has led to problems in San Francisco with the supply of clean drinking water. The fight against fires lasted for more than 2 months.
3. Flooding in the Far East
Even old residents do not remember such a rise in the water level in the Amur. The lowlands of the city of Khabarovsk were under water, and in Komsomolsk-on-Amur they erected sandbags, which helped to prevent the dams from breaking. About two thousand houses in different districts cannot be restored.
2. Storm "Saint Jude", Europe
The storm struck in October 2013 on the coast of Great Britain, and then went to "roam" throughout Europe. Despite the fact that the death toll does not exceed 15 people, hundreds of thousands of houses were left without electricity, and dozens of families lost their homes.
1. Typhoon Haiyan, Philippines
When this typhoon hit the Philippines in early November 2013, wind speeds reached 315 km / h. Officially, the authorities have confirmed the death of 5,719 people, 1,800 are reported missing. Tropical cyclones are a frequent occurrence in the Philippines, but not all of them are as severe as Haiyan.