Natural disasters wreak havoc and ruin the lives of people both in the country affected and around the world, especially those who have friends or family in the area. Nepal is currently in a state of recovery after suffering from double earthquakes earlier this year, but it is not the only country still feeling the effects of a major catastrophe this century.
Information about how to assist the relief efforts in Nepal: Nepal’s 2nd quake strengthens humanitarian efforts
2015 Nepal: Earthquake
7.8 Magnitude
8,000 people killed
16,000 injured
Triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest and in the Langtang valley
Hundreds of thousands homeless
2011 Japan: Earthquake/Tsunami
19,000 people killed
3 nuclear reactors melted
228,863 people left homeless
1,148,067 buildings damaged