Nature at it's most Brutual

The world’s worst natural disasters have claimed many lives and have caused millions in property damage. While there are many criteria as to what would be considered the “worst” of these disasters; the earthquakes, typhoons, and tsunamis on this natural disasters list are all horrific in their own right. So what are some of the worst disasters? These are some of the Worst Natural Disasters Ever Recorded:-

Hurricane Katrina (2005)

One of the deadliest hurricane to hit the Gulf coast, it was ranked as the 6^th strongest overall to hit the US. It was also one of the costliest natural disasters with estimated property damage of over $81 billion.

Indian Ocean Earthquake (2004)

Also known as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, it was estimated to have a magnitude of 9.15 and occurred on December 26, 2004.

It lasted for 10 seconds only it caused a tsunami that killed an estimated 200,000 to 310,000 people along with shores of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, South India and Thailand with 1 death even occurring at Port Elizabeth in South Africa, 8000 miles away from the epicentre.

Afghanistan Blizzard (2008)

The 2^nd worst blizzard in modern history with regards to casualties it had an estimated death toll of 1337 due to temperature that fell below -30 degree with up to 180 cm of snow in the mountain region.

Some were frozen to death and a number died when their vehicles were blocked by snow drifts. At least 100 people underwent frostbite amputations in hospitals across the country. It also claimed more than 100,000 sheep and goat and 315,000 cattle.

East Africa Drought (2011)

The worst drought in 60 years, Africa experienced a severe drought starting in the mid of July 2011. Estimated 12.4 million people in need of food. This resulted in food crisis across Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti. It caused death of 9.5 million.

Hurricane Harvey (2017)

On August 25, 2017 category 4 hurricane Harvey hit Texas causing around $180 billion in damage. Hurricane Harvey flooded one-third of Houston, forcing 39,000 people into shelters and damaging 203,000 homes. That’s more than any other natural disaster in US history for the exception of the largest estimated of hurricane Katrina.

Gujarat Earthquake (2001)

This earthquake happened on India’s 51^st Republic Day celebration on January 26, 2001. The quake had a magnitude between 7.6 and 7.7 lasted for over 2 minutes. The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of Chobari Village.

This resulted in death toll of 200,000 people injured 167,000 and destroyed 400,000 homes. It also caused major shock waves that spread 700 km where 21 districts were affected and 600,000 people homeless.

Spanish Influenza (1918)

The 1^st wave of Spanish flu, which is one of the several types of influenza viruses began around March 1918 and spread throughout Asia, Europe and North America. A contagious illness, responsible for death of between 20 million – 40 million people, through other estimates range from 40 million-100 million people.

Oklahoma Tornado (2013)

A massive tornado that hit Oklahoma City suburbs on May 20, 2013. The Monday afternoon storm carved a trail through the area as much as two miles wide and 17 miles long. Hardest hit was Moore, Oklahoma a suburban town of about 56,000. National weather service says it was at least an EF-4 tornado with winds in excess of 166 mph. The tornado stayed on the ground for 40 minutes.