The total no of affective of the flood were approx. Violent rainstorms in the middle of July unusually saw Beijing which is situated neither on a coastline along the banks of a big river on the verge of a flood which killed 79 people and destroyed 8200 homes. Despite 1.5 million people were forced to empty their homes 9)Beijing Flash Flood: 27 districts were inundated in which 800,000 people were affected in at least 15 of the 27 districts.
A large no of wild animals were reported killed however big animals were reported to be safe. The flood occurred due to breaches in the upper areas of river Brahmaputra. The three waves of devastating floods in Assam this year have seen 33 people losing their lives. Building wrecked and flattened because of which many people died under concrete. Luckily the biggest city in the region Tarbiz conceded only minor damage. Time difference between both shocks was 11 minutes. The magnitude of the first shock was reported 6.4 and second one was recorded 6.3. Hundreds of villages were crushed as twin earthquakes struck Iran in the last year. Landslides killed 31 people and cutting off 80 villages from the rest of Uttharakand.
It was the worst tragedy to hit in more than 30 years, it was followed by cloudbursts, continuous rains, and flash floods have wrecked havoc on land. In august, kash a holy town in Uttarakhand, India come under heavy flesh flood. No of victims: 31 people killed, 20000 affected
The earthquake jolted the northern part of Myanmar with a magnitude of 6.8, it was so intensified that it collapsed a bridge and damaged ancient Buddhist Pagodas in northern Myanmar, 12 people feared death and dozen more injured, wrecks buildings. The one that crossed the limits of life and strength of property was of 7.1 magnitudes that shake the land in December that causes tremors. They were in different magnitude ranging from 5-6.7 that causes severe damages. This October in Indonesia has history of deadliest earthquakes that strike thrice during October. Indonesia lies on the pacific “Ring of Fires”, so every now and then there are shakings. In Vietnam 429 homes collapsed and 55,251 were damaged while 95,000 hectares of crops are flooded that results in damage of US$331 million. In Philippines the typhoon Son-Tih the heavy rains and stormy winds killed 27 people and causes the damage of US$3.8 million 149,000 houses damaged, whereas in China 82,326 people were relocated into temporary shelters. 3)Philippines typhoonĬountries Affected: Philippines, Vietnam, China The maximum damage of $36.4 million occurred in Andhra Pradesh. It damages property more than lives and causes the damage of $56.7 million in total, felling down 86 trees. Cyclone Nilam was deadliest after Cyclone jal, in 2010, but turned properties into 3000 tons of debris. The news striking the headlines on October 22,2012 has lead to evacuation of 3000 people in Mahabalipuram and 282 schools and colleges were put on holidays in Chennai, as they were converted into relief centers. Hurricane Sandy: US stock markets close for the first time since 9/11 Hurricane Sandy: US stock markets close for the first time since 9/11 2) Cyclone NilamĬountries Affected: Sri Lanka, South India US stock market closes first time after 9/11. It causes massive destruction of about $55.23 million in Jamaica, destroying 15,000 homes, killing 11 and causing $2 billion damage in Bahamas and over all damage of $65.6 billion. Octowas the beginning of one of the devastating storm of history, Sandy, that flood away subway lines, tunnels, streets and cutting power in and around the city. Countries Affected: 24 states affected including Greater Antilles, Bahamas, most of eastern United States, Bermuda, and eastern Canada