Review the 10 most devastating disasters in human history

In human history, we have experienced many devastating disasters such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, snowstorms . destroying the environment, robbing hundreds of thousands of people all over the world. place in the world.

The consequences of those horrifying catastrophes make people startled in terror. And that is also a warning to the terrible natural devastations of humans.

Hurricane Matthew 2016

In October 2016, Typhoon Matthew swept across Haiti, America's poorest country before sweeping over the US coast. With a wind of 233km / h accompanied by torrential rain it causes widespread damage in Haiti and robs more than 1,000 lives.

Snow avalanche in Pakistan in 2012

On April 7, 2012, a terrifying snowslide struck the Pakistani army barracks near the Siachen glacier, burying 135 people, mostly soldiers. Bad weather conditions and above 4000m above sea level make rescue work difficult.

Double disaster in Japan in 2011

In 2011, the northeastern coast of Japan suffered a 9.0-magnitude earthquake that caused a 10m high tsunami that devastated many boats, houses and vehicles. A total of 15,840 people died, 5,950 were injured and 3,642 people were missing in the double disaster.

More frightening, this catastrophe affected the Fukushima I nuclear power plant, which led to the worst nuclear crisis in Japanese history, its consequences have not been solved until today.

According to the estimate of property damage caused by this great disaster, it can be up to 309 billion USD.

Earthquake in Haiti in 2010

On January 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Leogane town, Haiti causing 220,000 deaths and about 300,000 injuries, affecting the lives of nearly 3 million people.

The earthquake destroyed the capital area of ​​Port-au-Prince, heavily damaged seaports that made Haiti unable to receive external assistance for a week.

According to earthquake researchers, at least 52 strong magnitudes of 4.5 or greater have occurred as of January 24, 2010.

2009 influenza A / H1N1 pandemic

In 2009, the pandemic A / H1N1 pandemic spread globally causing illness and killing 17,000 people in 74 countries. This pandemic prompted the World Health Organization, WHO, to publish a global influenza pandemic and upgrade the alert to level 6.

More than 400 Australian wildfires in 2009

Between 2 and 3/2009, more than 400 forest fires occurred in Australia, killing 173 people and injuring 414. Many towns in Victoria town destroyed all in the sea of ​​fire.

Storm Nargis in Myanmar in 2008

On May 3, 2008, tropical storm Nargis swept across Myanmar, killing nearly 140,000 people. Human corpses are rampant in fields, survivors are always in a state of hunger, without shelter. Almost the whole town was destroyed by a tidal storm of 3.5 m high and washed away. It is estimated that the property damage caused by this terrible storm is about 10 billion USD.

Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in 2004

On December 26, 2004, a large 9.1 magnitude earthquake occurred in the center off the coast of Indonesia's island. This is the longest and third largest earthquake in history.

But worse, the earthquake created a 30m high tsunami sweeping through 14 countries, killing nearly 230,000 people, leaving 1.7 million people displaced.

The limnic explosion at Lake Nyos in 1986

The disaster of Lake Nyos in Cameroon was the second CO2 explosion disaster in history that killed about 1,800 people and 3,500 cattle died of suffocation. Villages within a 25km radius around Lake Nyos were wiped out in an instant.

According to scientists, in this explosion Lake Nyos released about 1km3 of CO2 gas to fill 10 football fields. Gas and water have risen up to about 80m high, moving at a speed of 70km / h.

The volcanic disaster killed 23,000 people in Colombia in 1985

In just 15 minutes, Colombia's Amero town was engulfed by the supernatural line erupting from Nevado del Ruiz volcano. 35 million tons of rock and lava move at a speed of 480km / h from the top of the mountain to the valley on the side of the mountain, with about 700,000 tons of sulfur dioxide gas released. When combined with water, it forms a cohesive material such as falling concrete that collapses roofs and harms people if inhaled.

After this devastating natural disaster, only a quarter of the population in Amero town survived.