subject: Top 5 Most Devastating Natural Disasters of the World [print this page] Top 5 Most Devastating Natural Disasters of the World
Only the people who are living in the country where tsunamis, earthquakes and other natural disasters do not happen can experience the so-called "heaven on earth." For some, the world is just a cruel place to stay. Still others would feel their land was cursed that they are the only ones who will experience the natural calamities which are so devastating. Here are the top 5 most devastating natural disasters that happened in the world;
The undersea earthquake with intensity of 9.2 in Richter scale happened in 2004 causing too large waves that turned into tsunamis and reached up to 30 meters high tidal waves that hit Indonesia, India, Thailand and Sri Lanka. The United Nations have an estimate of 230,000 casualties. It was the most devastating tsunami in the history of the world. Italy's National Geophysics Institute said that the quake may have been disrupted the rotation of the planet due to its very strong intensity.
In the history of the deadliest hurricane that happened in the U.S. territory, the hurricane Katrina is the number one. It happened in 2005 destroying millions of properties and killing 1,836 American citizens. It was recorded to last for 10 days (August 29 - September 7, 2005) making the most powerful country helpless to rescue their own people. Every year, the government would do the commemoration exercises to remember the people who have shed their lives during the time of calamity.
In the history of Myanmar, the Nargis Cyclone has just been one of the strongest cyclones that happened. However, the death that reached up to 146,000 cannot just be attributed to the cyclone but also to the negligence of the government of Myanmar during those times.
