Goodbye 2021: 10 Devastating Natural Disasters That Rocked The Year

Spain was put on red alert in early January when storm Filomena caused heavy snowstorms and caused about 1.4 billion euros of damage — the most intense in 50 years. (File Photo/ AFP)

The wrath of Cyclone Seroja in April killed around 180 and displaced 10,000 people in Indonesia. It also destroyed 70 per cent of structures of Kalbarri, Australia. (File Photo/ AFP)

Cyclone Tauktae hit the coasts of Gujarat on May 17, causing large-scale devastation and claiming several lives. India went on to suffer three more severe cyclones this year. Cyclone Yaas hit the coasts West Bengal and Odisha in later May, followed by Cyclone Gulaab, which hit Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts in September, and Cyclone Jawaad that made its landfall in December, again in the coastal states of Odisha and West Bengal. (File Photo/AFP)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines islands, located in the southern Caribbean, were devastated after a massive eruption of the La Soufrière volcano in April 2021. The ash rose to 32,000 feet after the first explosion, followed by five more eruptions. In September, the Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands, destroying hundreds of properties and forcing thousands of people to flee their homes. The eruption continued until December 13. (File Photo/AFP)

Canada saw its highest temperature record of 46.1C during the deadly heatwave in June. About 569 people died in Canada’s westernmost province in five days. (File Photo/ Getty)

Germany saw the most devastating floods in 60 years, which killed 184 people in July this year. The floods affected the infrastructure at large and left 100,000 people without hydropower and electricity. (File Photo/ AFP)

The summer forest fires in Russia were the worst in its modern history. Over 18.16m hectares of forest was destroyed in the 2021 fire season and smoke from it reached even the North Pole. While many other countries, the US and Greece for example, witnessed wildfires this year, it is claimed that Russia's forest fires dwarfed them all. (File Photo/ Getty)

The US east coast was hit by hurricane Ida in August, which was said to be the strongest that it has endured until now. It killed at least 45 people and left millions homeless. (File Photo/ AFP)

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti in August leaving 2,200 people dead, 12,500 injured with over 130,000 homes destroyed. The financial damage amounted to $1 billion. (File Photo/ AFP)

Typhoon Rai hit the Philippines on December 16, killing and injuring hundreds of people and rendering thousands homeless. (File Photo/ AFP)