well we want to cast our minds back to 2020 and relive some
of the biggest disasters on record that year
the coronavirus were outbreaks of covid-19 the coronavirus pandemic
here's our list of the top 10 disasters of 2020
number 10 indonesian floods let's kick things off with the disaster that happened right on
the turn of the new year
on the first of january 2020 indonesia would see floods in the capital city of jakarta
and surrounding areas with water levels that would rise about five feet in height
many were forced to flee their homes electric shocks and landslides led to serious injuries
and deaths across the city and overall the city is still recovering from this disaster total of
66 people lost their lives during this flood showcasing the perils that elements can bring
number nine Taal volcano eruption the tall volcano eruption would occur just 12 days after
the indonesian floods on the 12th of january the tall volcano erupted causing masses of ash clouds
to cover the surrounding areas for as far as 100 kilometers in any direction over 300 000 people
who lived within the philippines were evacuated for their own protection and with good reason too
it was reported that there were a total of 2 484 tectonic shifts causing earthquakes near the
volcano this has caused severe destruction to the philippines and countries are to this day
still sending financial aid to help the country repair the natural damage caused
number eight indian locust swarms now for something that sounds biblical but we assure you this is a real concern
locusts are known in asian cultures such as india and pakistan as one of the most notorious pests in existence
they are known to come in swarms and lay waste to crops this has been a constant
for locals but recently this has become a huge concern
due to climate change these locusts are coming in higher volumes and therefore
a lot more crops are being consumed it's reported that 2020 was the worst attack yet
leading to huge food shortages and although this cannot be measured we can only assume
that this had led to several underprivileged families not being able to feed their families
number seven windstorms Ciara and Alex we moved to central europe where two prominent windstorms
were the cause of natural disasters across the continent
the windstorms commonly known as Ciara and Alex swept through mainland Europe leaving destruction
in their wake totalling damages up to $6 billion plus these storms were also responsible for 30 deaths
it's reported that due to climate change these storms are likely to become more frequent
we can only hope that this is not the case
no god please no no no
number six Aegean sea earthquake tsunami
on the 30th of October 2020 a 7.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded about 14 km
off the coast of the Greek island of Samos this earthquake was already catastrophic but it would
also be followed by a tsunami which would wreak further havoc on the greek and turkish population
these events would cause just less than 400 million dollars worth of damages
destroy a huge chunk of the island of Samos and the city of Ismir’s infrastructure
plus these events would lead to the death of 119 people
with 1053 further individuals suffering injuries
number five Hpakant Jade mine disaster in Myanmar a landslide of catastrophic proportions
led to a devastating mining accident in July 2020 thanks to heavy rain the night before a wave
of mud and mining waste was sent into a nearby lake leading to a wave of mud and water falling
into the mining site burying those on the job the disaster would take the lives of 174 workers
100 people were reported missing and a further 54 workers were severely injured due to the disaster
exercising caution could have prevented this disaster and we can only hope that
the profession of mining is governed better from here on out in Myanmar
number four the California wildfires in 2020 California
was unlucky enough to suffer one of the most devastating wildfires in US history
this fire would be referred to as a gigafire which burned through four percent of the states
100 million acres of land the fire destroyed over ten thousand structures caused over 12 billion
dollars worth of damages and also this fire would lead to the death of 34 people this fire was
blamed on poor forest management and we can only hope that this horrible ordeal does not repeat
number three Beirut explosion
now moving away from natural disasters and onto a catastrophic man-made error
on the 4th of august, 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate was ignited in a factory in Lebanon
this would cause a blast that would destroy the homes of 300 000 people including key buildings such as
hospitals and schools this blast would also injure over 6 000 Lebanese residents and
sadly 190 people would lose their life due to the direct effects of the blast
this was truly a devastating blast
number two the Australian bushfire now technically this disaster began
in 2019 but due to the severity of the bush fire this disaster raged on deep into 2020
the australian bushfire was set ablaze in december of 2019 and before the fire was quelled in 2020
the fire would have burned 18.6 million hectares of land destroyed almost 6 000 buildings or
structures and most importantly directly killed 34 people with 400 further deaths
coming as a result of smoke inhalation
this is quite easily one of the most devastating fires on record
number one covid-19 could it really have been anything else?
coronavirus formally entered our lives in march of 2020 and to this day
we are still living through the altered society it has birthed
a terrifying viral illness has been responsible for an estimated 2.69 million deaths worldwide
a staggering 69 million worldwide cases and at this moment we can only speculate as to
the long-lasting social and economical effects that this pandemic will bring
we just pray that it will be over soon
and that's all for today so that's our list of the top 10 disasters of 2020
what do you make of our list? which of these disasters were you aware of?
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