Lots of things can happen within 48 hours — even the destruction of an entire city. Looking at these pictures, it’s hard to believe that such strong concrete streets and metal buildings could be washed away, smashed and crumbled in the blink of an eye.
In this photo compilation,Shows the life-changing events that happened to big cities within just two day.
Mount Saint Helens’ Eruption, 1980
Mount Saint Helens’ volcano in Washington erupted in spring, 1980. It was so strong that an ash column rose several dozen kilometers high. A huge landslide consisting of lava, stones, and hot gases raised the volcano’s top and changed the area beyond recognition.
Chernobyl, USSR
Small industrial towns, Chernobyl and Pripyat became famous after this sad event. In 1986, there was an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. In the blink of an eye, towns turned into what they called, the exclusion zone. Citizens abandoned their houses as invisible radioactive radiation covered their surroundings, creating a dark and dull emptiness.
Temperature Difference
Believe it or not, it can snow even in the hot deserts of Africa. In one particular January, a thick layer of snow covered the Sahara. Severe temperature changes can bring real winter even to the hottest tropics!
Tsunami in Japan
An earthquake in the Pacific Ocean near the east coast of Honshu caused some of the strongest tsunami waves the town had ever seen. The maximum fixed height was 40 meters (130 ft) with incredibly fast water flow destroying everything in its path. That day, nature showed its enormous power over humanity as we knew it.
Hurricane Harvey
An earthquake in the Indian Ocean
This earthquake took place in the Indian Ocean, causing the largest registered tsunami in the world. Water covered shores of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, South India, and Thailand. The tsunami’s waves were so powerful that the vibrations reached even the Republic of South Africa.
Hurricane Katrina
One of the most disastrous hurricanes in the history of the U.S.A. happened in New Orleans, 2005. The below sea level city was attacked by fierce winds and a flood.