UPROAR - Top 5 Most Devastating Natural Disasters of the World

UPROAR - Top 5 Most Devastating Natural Disasters of the World. The world is a beautiful place to live. However, there are always parts of the world where natural disasters are more frequent and a lot of properties and lives are destroyed. Only people living in the country where the tsunamis, earthquakes and other natural disasters do not occur can experience called "heaven on earth." For some, the world is a cruel place to stay. And others who feel that their land was cursed that they are the only ones who experience natural disasters are so devastating. Here are the top 5 most devastating natural disasters occurred in the world.

# 1. Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004

The undersea earthquake with an intensity of 9.2 on the Richter scale occurred in 2004, causing very large waves became tsunamis and peaked at 30 meters high tsunami that hit Indonesia, India, Thailand and Sri Lanka. The United Nations has an estimate of 230,000 victims. It was the most devastating in the history of the world. Italy National, Geophysics Institute said the quake could have altered the planet's rotation due to very strong intensity.

# 2. Hurricane Katrina in 2005

In the history of the worst hurricanes occurred in the territory of the United States, Hurricane Katrina is the number one. It happened in 2005, the destruction of millions of property and killing 1836 Americans. It was recorded with a duration of 10 days (August 29 to September 7, 2005) making the most powerful powerless to rescue his own people. Each year, the government will exercise commemoration to remember those who lost their lives during the time of calamity.

# 3. Cyclone Nargis in 2008

In the history of Myanmar, Cyclone Nargis has been one of the strongest cyclones has happened. However, the death that came to 146,000, can not only be attributed to the storm, but also to the negligence of the Myanmar government at the time. On May 2, 2008, a 135 mph winds destroyed more property in Myanmar and killed people. However, thousands of survivors after the cyclone. The problem was that the government allowed international workers to come in three weeks, leaving all the survivors died of hunger and starvation, untreated injuries and wounds and other diseases.

# 4. 2008 Sichuan Earthquake

The high intensity earthquake has beaten China in 2008, causing much damage to facilities and property, as well as the deaths of more than 87,400 people. It was reported that more than 7,000 schools have collapsed in Sichuan during the earthquake amplification of the damage and deaths. Grieving parents who lost children were given authority to carry another child, the compensation awarded by the communist government.

# 5. 2005 Kashmir earthquake

Five months after the Sichuan earthquake in China, another earthquake measuring 7.6 hit Kashmir on 8 October. The worst earthquake is coming this winter and the air is cooled enough. No casualties were estimated to reach up to 79,000 deaths and millions of businesses and properties have been destroyed. It was incredible that two months after the earthquake, the 40-year-old has been dug out alive.

At the beginning of 2010, another earthquake struck killing thousands of people to Haiti. And just this year, one in Chile has been registered. Disasters are not made by man, but arises naturally in the earth. However, some people are just unlucky enough to live in a place where strong earthquakes occur much.