Tsunami is one of the most terrible natural phenomena, which leads to numerous destruction and victims, and sometimes has irreversible consequences. The causes of the disaster are major earthquakes, tropical cyclones and volcanoes. Predicting their appearance is almost impossible. Only timely evacuation helps to avoid numerous deaths.
The largest tsunami in the last 10 years has been the cause of large-scale human disasters, destruction and economic costs of . More tragic ones erased residential areas from the face of the earth. According to scientific data, a greater number of destructive waves occur due to concussions in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.
The article lists the most global catastrophes of 2005-2015, in chronological order.
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Tsunami on the Izu and Miyake Islands in 2005
An earthquake with an amplitude of 6.8 points on the Izu and Miyake Islands in 2005 caused a tsunami. The waves reached 5 meters in height and could become the cause of the victims, because the water moved at a very high speed and already half an hour had come from one island to another. Since the population was evacuated in a timely manner from dangerous points, tragedy was avoided. No human victims were recorded. This is one of the biggest tsunamis that the Japanese islands have undergone in the last ten years.
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Tsunami on the island of Java in 2006
The 10 largest disasters in a few years included the tsunami that struck the island of Java in 2006.Deadly sea waves killed more than 800 people. The height of the waves reached 7 meters and demolished most of the island's buildings. Suffered about 10 thousand people. Thousands of people were left without shelter. Among the dead were foreign tourists. The cause of the disaster was a powerful earthquake in the depths of the Indian Ocean, which reached 7.7 points on the Richter scale.
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Tsunami in Solomon Islands and New Guinea in 2007
An earthquake with an amplitude of 8 points overtook the Solomon Islands and New Guinea in 2007.It caused a 10-meter wave of tsunami that destroyed more than 10 villages. About 50 people died and thousands were left homeless. The damage was suffered by more than 30 thousand inhabitants. Many residents after the disaster refused to return back, and for a long time stayed in the camps, which were built on the top of the hills of the island. This is one of the largest tsunamis in recent years, caused by the earthquake in the depths of the Pacific .
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Meteonic people on the shores of Myanmar in 2008
The cyclone, named "Nargis", comprehended Myanmar in 2008.The destructive element, which claimed the lives of 90 thousand inhabitants of the state, is classified as a meteoroid. In connection with the natural catastrophe, more than a million people were injured and injured. Meteonicam was so destructive that it did not leave a trace from some localities. The biggest damage took the city of Yangon. Due to the scale of the disasters caused by the cyclone, it is included in the 10 largest spontaneous phenomena of late.
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Tsunami in the Samoan Islands in 2009
The Samoan Islands in 2009 were the victims of a flood of tsunamis, due to the earthquake in the Pacific Ocean, exceeding 9 points. A fifteen-meter wave reached the residential areas of Samoa, and within a radius of several kilometers destroyed all buildings. Several hundred people died. A powerful wave swept up to the Kurile Islands and was a quarter of a meter in height. Global losses among people were avoided, thanks to timely evacuation of the population. The impressive height of waves and the most powerful earthquake includes a tsunami in the 10th most terrible tsunami in recent years.
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Tsunami on the coasts of Chile in 2010
The coast of Chile overtook a major earthquake in 2010, which caused a raging tsunami. Waves swept through 11 cities and reached a five-meter height. The catastrophe is estimated by a hundred dead. Residents of. Easter was evacuated in a timely manner. The greatest number of victims was caused by the earthquake, which caused a shock of Pacific waves. As a result, the Chilean city of Concepcion shifted several meters from its former position. Tsunami, the bewildering coast, is considered one of the most ambitious in ten years.
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Tsunami in the Japanese Islands in 2011
The largest disaster that has befallen the earth in recent years occurred on the Japanese islands in Tohuku City 2011.The island was hit by an earthquake with an amplitude of 9, 1 points, which caused a global tsunami. Destructive waves reaching 40 meters covered the islands and spread out over several kilometers in the district. There are more than 20,000 people killed in a natural disaster, and more than 5,000 have suffered various injuries. Many people are considered missing. Natural cataclysms caused the accident at the nuclear power plant, which led to an emergency situation in the country due to the radiation. The waves reached the Kurile Islands and reached 2 meters in height. This is one of the most powerful and tragic tsunami in the last 10 years in terms of its scale.
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Tsunami in the Philippines Islands in 2013
The typhoon that overtook the Philippines in 2013 caused the tsunami to rage. Sea waves reached a height of 6 meters near the coast. In the dangerous zones evacuation began. But the typhoon itself managed to kill more than 10 thousand people. Water has paved its way to a width of about 600 kilometers, sweeping away whole villages from the island's face. The city of Tacloban ceased to exist. A timely evacuation of people in the areas where a catastrophe was foreseen. Numerous losses associated with natural disasters, give the right to consider the tsunami in the Philippine archipelago as one of the most global in ten years.
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Tsunami in the Ikek city of Chile in 2014
The tsunami in the city of Ikeke in 2014 is due to a major earthquake of 8.2 on the Richter scale. Chile is located in a territory with high seismic activity, so earthquakes and tsunamis are frequent phenomena in this zone. This time the natural element caused the destruction of the city prison, in connection with this, its walls were abandoned by about 300 prisoners. Despite the fact that the waves in places reached 2 meters in height, numerous losses were avoided. The timely evacuation of the inhabitants of the coast of Chile and Peru was announced. Only a few people died. The tsunami is the most significant that happened last year on the Chilean coast.
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Tsunami on the shores of Japan in 2015
In September 2015, there was an earthquake in Chile, reaching 7 points. In this regard, Japan suffered a tsunami, the waves of which exceeded 4 meters in height. The largest Chilean city of Coquimbo has suffered seriously. About ten people died. The rest of the city's population was evacuated in a timely manner. In some areas, the wave height reached a meter and brought some destruction. The last disaster of September ends the 10th most global tsunami in the last decade.