Natural cataclysms occur annually in different parts of the world. We suggest recalling the earthquakes, typhoons and floods that occurred in the outgoing 2013.
In the current Top 10 assembles the biggest natural disasters of 2013 .I want to believe that in the new year nature will be kinder to us.
Contents:
- 10. Forest fires in Australia
- 9. Earthquake in Iran
- 8. Earthquake in Kamchatka
- 7. Flood in Europe
- 6. Flood in India
- 5. Tornado in Oklahoma
- 4. Forest fires in California
- 3.Flooding in the Far East
- 2. Storm of "Holy Judas", Europe
- 1. Typhoon "Hayyan", Philippines
10. Forest fires in Australia
Hundreds of hectares of forest and several settlements were completely destroyed by fires that arose from the anomalous heat. The Australian military called the current fire the largest in the last 30 years.
9. Earthquake in Iran
In April 2013, in the Iranian city of Saravan, a series of tremors occurred, with a magnitude of up to 7.8 points. This earthquake has become the most powerful in Iran for the past 40 years. His echoes were felt in the territory of Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Syria and other countries.
8. Earthquake in Kamchatka
A strike with force of about 8 points occurred 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 the settlements in Kamchatka, furniture moved in the houses, and cars literally carried off the road with earthquakes.
7. Flood in Europe
In recent years, the central part of Europe is regularly hidden by rainwater flows. This year in early June, under the water were the cities of Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria. People roamed the streets in boats, and in Prague, they had to evacuate the monasteries of the famous metropolitan zoo.
6. Flooding in India
Several weeks of heavy rains caused mudflows in the lower reaches of the lower reaches of the mountains to destroy temples, villages and even cities in their way. As a result of floods, about 7 thousand people were declared dead.
5. Tornado in Oklahoma
A tornado hit the small American town of Moore on May 20, which surpassed the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in terms of the damage caused. The city literally razed to the ground, to avoid large-scale victims only the timely evacuation of residents helped.
4. Forest Fires in California
Strong heat and wind caused extensive fires that engulfed Yosemite National Park in the state of California. The ingress of ash into the water bodies led to the fact that in San Francisco problems with the supply of clean drinking water began. The fight with fires stretched for more than 2 months.
3. Flooding in the Far East
Even old-timers do not remember of raising the water level in the Amur. Under the water were the lowlands of the city of Khabarovsk, and in Komsomolsk-on-Amur erected barriers from sandbags, which helped prevent the breakthrough dams. About two thousand houses in different regions can not be restored.
2. Storm of "Holy Judas", Europe
The storm hit the coast of the UK in October 2013, and then went "wandering" across 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 "Hayyan", Philippines
When this typhoon broke out in the Philippines in early November 2013, the wind speed reached 315 km / h. Officially, the authorities confirmed the death of 5,719 people, 1,800 are reported missing. Tropical cyclones - a frequent phenomenon in the Philippines, but not all of them bring such significant destruction, as "Hayyan".
