Worst natural disasters that wreaked havoc in the world in 2020: take a look| Oneindia News

Worst natural disasters that wreaked havoc in the world in 2020: take a look| Oneindia News

The year 2020 was one of the most turbulent years ever witness as the Coronavirus Pandemic wreaked havoc across the world.

The Coronavirus Pandemic that was first reported in Wuhan in China in December 2019, leaving the entire year of 2020 in a mess.

The virus reached every corner of the world leaving more than 8 Crore people infected with the virus and more than 17 Lakh people succumbed to the deadly virus.

In the month of May, powerful and catastrophic cyclone caused widespread damage in India’s West Bengal and in Bangladesh.

Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga was the strongest tropical cyclone to strike the Indian state Maharashtra in the month of June since 1891.

Several earthquake tremors felt in 2020 in India, China, Iran, the Philippines, Russia, Turkey and the Caribbean region.

According to the data, 6,869 earthquake tremors were felt worldwide.

Apart from cyclonic storms and earthquakes, like every year, floods also wreaked havoc.

The period of unusual intense bushfires in many parts of Australia, which began in 2019, continued in 2020.

Australian bushfire season, known as Black Summer, peaked during December-January.

Australia's wildfires turned out to be the worst natural disasters on Earth after Coronavirus.

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