Natural disasters are beyond human control. Many disasters are the result of man-made activities, but many are part of the routine of nature. India has faced some very deadly disasters in its history.<\/p>\n
The Natural disasters are also called ‘wrath of God’. Today man is exploiting the forests, plains, mountains, minerals indiscriminately for his personal selfishness. As a result of that natural calamities are increasing day by day.<\/p>\n
We should use natural resources carefully. There is a huge amount of loss of life and property due to such disasters.<\/p>\n
If we talk about some big natural calamities in and around India then \u2013<\/p>\n
In 1999, a great cyclone hit Odisha in which more than 10 thousand people died.\u00a0No one can forget the 2001 Gujarat earthquake. More than 20 thousand people died in this. This earthquake occurred on 26 January 2001. In this, districts like Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Gandhinagar, Kutch, Jamnagar were completely destroyed.
\nIn 2004, there was a tsunami in the Indian Ocean. In this Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, South India were affected. More than 2 lakh people lost their lives in this. In 2014, there was a severe flood in Jammu and Kashmir in which more than 500 people died.<\/p>\n
Here are the 10 most dangerous natural disasters occurring in the history of India over the years:<\/strong><\/p>\n Kerala floods<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022Year: <\/strong>2018<\/p>\n \u2022Areas affected: <\/strong>Chengannur, Pandanad, Edanad, Aranmula, Kozhencherry, Pandalam, Kuttanad, Malappuram, Aluva etc.<\/p>\n \u2022Death toll: <\/strong>400 plus<\/p>\n In August 2018, the Indian state of Kerala was flooded by excessive rainfall during the monsoon. It was the worst flood in Kerala in which more than 373 people died, and more than 2,80,679 people got displaced. All 14 districts of the state were put on high alert. The central government declared the tragedy as a level three disaster.<\/p>\n Kashmir Floods\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 Year: <\/strong>2014 Caused by continuous torrential rainfall, the Kashmir region in September 2014 suffered from massive floods, leading to the death of around 500 people. Hundreds of people were trapped in their homes for days, without food and water. According to reports, around 2600 villages were affected in Jammu and Kashmir. In Kashmir itself, 390 villages were completely submerged in water. Many parts of Srinagar were also submerged by the floods. Around 50 bridges were damaged across the state, and the damage of properties was estimated between Rs. 5000 cr and 6000 cr.<\/p>\n \u2022 Year 2013<\/strong> In the year 2013, Uttarakhand suffered from a major catastrophic natural disaster in the form of huge and deadly cloudbursts, causing flash floods in River Ganga. Sudden, heavy rains caused dangerous landslides in Uttrakhand, which killed thousands of people and thousands were reported missing. The death toll was estimated to be 5,700. The flash floods and landslides continued for 4 days from 14 to 17 June, 2013. More than 1,00,000 pilgrims were trapped in the valleys that led to the Kedarnath shrine. Today, Uttarakhand Flash Floods are considered the most disastrous floods in the history of India.<\/p>\n
\n \u2022 Areas affected: <\/strong>Srinagar, Bandipur, Rajouri etc.
\n \u2022 Death toll: <\/strong>500 plus<\/p>\nUttarakhand Flash Floods<\/h2>\n
\n \u2022 Areas affected: Gobindghat, Kedar Dome, Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand<\/a>, Himachal Pradesh, Western Nepal<\/strong>
\n \u2022 Death Toll: 5000 plus<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Indian Ocean Tsunami<\/h2>\n