Many saw January 1, 2020, as a new decade that marked
the beginning of a whole.
With optimism and a chance for a fresh start in life,
but as the summer 2020 progresses,
many are wondering if 2020 year can get any horrific
event following a string Australia fire..,
Airplane crashes, social disturbance, riots the USA,
the deadly explosions and other major bad events, all under the cloud of the
corona virus Pandemic (COV-19).
So, let's jump straight to 2020 sum up and began with
the first Event in the 2020 year meme.
1. Australian Bush Fires
The black summer, is the name given to the Australian
bushfire season, which took place in 2019-2020.
The disaster began with successive, severe and
uncontrolled fires from June 2019, mainly in the southeast of the country.
The damage is estimated in almost three billion
animals that were killed or unfortunately displaced during the devastating
bushfires.
- According to scientists:
This fire is one of the "worst disasters in
modern history for wildlife" because of its terrible results.
Fires unprecedented for Australia in terms of duration
and intensity, are being propagated., and burned an estimated 18.6 million
hectares, destroyed over 5900 buildings and killed at least 34 people…
2. Volcano/ Philippines
On January 12, an explosion of a volcano in the
Philippines caused a gush of hot lava alongside an eruption of ash and steam.
Forcing villagers to flee and closing schools and
offices at Manila International Airport.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or major
damage from a tall volcanic eruption south of the capital.
But ash clouds were observed over 100 kilometers, (62 miles) northward.
3. Devastating floods in Indonesia
Floods in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta and nearby towns
on the early hours of January 1.
It killed 66 people and forced almost 400 000 to flee
their homes.
About 182 neighborhoods were submerged in the greater
area of the city.
Flooding thousands of houses and buildings, including
the presidential palace and transportation networks.
Only night Rains, were able to overflow the rivers of
the Jakarta metropolitan area.
And it is sending muddy water up to five feet deep
into residential and commercial areas.
Several died of hypothermia and electric Shock…
4. Earthquakes in turkey and the Caribbean
A total of 41 people were killed and more than 1600
were injured in eastern turkey.
After an earthquake (6.7 magnitude quake) rattled the
region of Sivrice on January 24th.
Turkey's President of Disaster and Emergency
Management (AFAD), said about 1607 people were hospitalized.
On January 28, another powerful earthquake (magnitude
7.7) struck The Caribbean.
Triggering brief tsunami warnings and the evacuation
of offices as far away as Florida.
How is your year 2020 going so far???
5. Pakistan airliner crash
A Pakistan international airlines flight crashed into
houses in Karachi on may 22nd killing 97 people.
Miraculously two passengers survived the crash.
Airbus has opened an investigation into the plane's
strange behavior around takeoff.
One crash wasn't enough? There is also…
6. Death of Kobe Bryant
On January 26th Kobe Bryant one of the NBA's all-time
greatest players, was killed at age 41 in a helicopter crash.
The crash was near Los Angeles along with his daughter
and 7 others on board.
It was reported by the local media that Bryant and his
companions were on their way to a sports academy in California;,
In the nearby town of Thousand Oaks) to coach his
daughter's basketball team...
7. US further polarized by George Floyd Killing
At the end of May and beginning of June, massive
demonstrations took place in the United States.
Provoked by the assassination of George Floyd in
Minnesota, which divided opinion in an already polarized country.
The group of critics mainly judged the violence between
the police and the demonstrators, along with some looting. As evidence that law
and order had been lost.
Donald Trump, president of the US railed against left-wing group Antifa and others., and reportedly wanted to send in 10 000 US troops to clear the streets.
It was shown a similar dynamic in European countries
such as the UK.
Where Black Lives Matter protesters are also
protesting against racial injustice, and police brutality… and on the other
side of the world…
8. Communal riots in Delhi
The 2020 Delhi riots included multiple waves of
bloodshed. Property destruction and rioting that killed 53 people.
The majority was Muslims who were shot slashed with
repeated blows, or set on fire by Hindu mobs in North East Delhi, beginning of
February 23rd.
Paramilitary forces, primarily the Central Reserve
Police Force (CRPF) and the Rapid Action Force (FAR), were deployed in the
clashes.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, dangerous rhetoric
used by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Delhi municipal
elections,.
And incitement by a BJP leader were the main cause of
the events.
After violently evicting a group of Muslims who were
blocking a road in the northwest of the capital to protest the legislation.
9. Coronavirus pandemic
The outbreak of coronavirus or covid19 is one 2020
calamity that has caused significant human suffering and major global economic
disruption.
The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan a city in
china's Hubei province in December 2019.
And it was recognized as a pandemic, on March 11
according to the world health organization.
Almost 276 000 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in
over 180 countries and territories on March 21.
Resulting in more than 11 400 deaths and 90 000
recoveries.
The virus fatality rate is low around 1 to 2 percent
but it spreads easily, and the economic impacts... beginning to be felt are
likely to have long lasting effects.
Something you may not know about…
10. Locusts swam in East Africa
Hundreds of billions of locusts have invaded parts of
South Asia and East Africa.
Posing a real threat to the food supply of tens of
millions of people.
Desert locusts could threaten the food security of 25
million people, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations (FAO).
What can occur being the size of a city are
devastating for crops and pastures and devour everything in a few time.
And finally, a most recent event
11. Beirut explosion
A massive explosion shattered Beirut on August 4, 2020, compounding the ongoing political., and economic crisis that has gripped Lebanon throughout the past year.
The blast emanated from Beirut’s port. Where 2 750
tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate was being stored.
Resulting about 157 people were killed, and over 6000
injured and hundreds of thousands were displaced.
Whole neighborhoods were shattered with estimates of
more than 5 billion o dollars worth of damage
According to prime Minister Hassan Diab's government
the explosion reignited anti-government protests.
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