What natural disasters have happened in the world since 2000?

An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale occurred in Haiti.

65438+ 10/2, a strong earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck the Caribbean island country of Haiti, killing about 300,000 people. The earthquake severely damaged the basic medical facilities, and the cholera epidemic spread everywhere, causing at least 2 193 deaths and nearly 65,438+10,000 infections.

A strong earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale occurred in Chile.

On February 27th, an earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale occurred in the sea near Maurer, 320km southwest of Santiago, Chile, which subsequently triggered a tsunami, causing more than 500 deaths, thousands missing, 865,438+0,444 houses completely destroyed and 376,5438+0,000 people directly affected.

Glacier volcano erupts in southern Iceland

On April 14, a volcano erupted under the Eyjafjallajokull ice sheet, the fifth largest glacier in Iceland. Volcanic smoke covered northern Norway, northern Poland, Germany, France, Belgium, southern Britain and northwestern Russia, causing air traffic paralysis in Europe. The losses suffered by European tourism are estimated to be around 1 100 million euros.

An earthquake measuring 7. 1 on the Richter scale occurred in Yushu, Qinghai, China.

14 In April, an earthquake of magnitude 7. 1 occurred in Yushu County, Qinghai Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China, killing 2,698 people, leaving 270 missing and 246,842 affected.

Pakistan is flooded.

Since late July, floods have ravaged Pakistan, resulting in more than 2,000 deaths, 65,438+600,000 houses damaged, about 20 million people affected, and more than a quarter of the country has become a disaster area.

Forest fires in Russia

Since the summer, rare high temperature and dry weather have appeared in most parts of Russia. In July and August, there were many forest fires, and the fire area was about 1 10,000 hectares, resulting in at least 53 deaths,10.9 million houses were destroyed and more than 3,500 people were homeless.

Cities in Indian-controlled Kashmir have been hit by floods and mudslides.

On August 6, the Indian-controlled Kashmir Liecheng was suddenly hit by heavy rain, which caused floods and mudslides and damaged many buildings. At least 166 people were killed and about 400 others were missing.

A catastrophic mudslide occurred in Zhouqu, Gansu, China.

On August 8th, a catastrophic mudslide occurred in Zhouqu County, Gansu Province, China, causing at least 150 1 people to die, 264 people missing and 26,470 people affected.

Indonesia earthquake triggered tsunami.

10 year 10 On October 25th, an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale struck the sea near mentawai islands, West Sumatra, causing a tsunami, killing at least 509 people, leaving 2/kloc-0 missing and tens of thousands of residents homeless.

Mount Merapi erupts in Indonesia

654381October 26th, Mount Merapi in Indonesia erupted, causing at least 304 deaths, 467 serious injuries and 330,000 nearby residents taking refuge. This is the most serious eruption of this volcano 100 years.