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Title: 10 Cities Most Threatened By Natural Disasters Post by: shahrukh on June 04, 2015, 01:29:23 AM (http://800021.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/travel/most_threatened_cities_01.jpg)
First the Kashmir floods and then cyclone Hudhud in Visakhapatnam; India recently witnessed the fury of nature. But this is nothing. According to a recent research, Kolkata can see even bigger natural calamity, where about 1.8 crore lives can get affected. And it’s not just India alone, Swiss Re, an insurance company, has come up with list of cities that can witness a large scale natural disaster. Let’s look at them. Title: Re: 10 Cities Most Threatened By Natural Disasters Post by: shahrukh on June 04, 2015, 01:30:07 AM Tehran
(http://800021.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/travel/most_threatened_cities_02.jpg) Rank: 10 Country: Iran No of people at risk: 15.6 million Image: A general view of the shrine of Imam Khomeini. Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters Title: Re: 10 Cities Most Threatened By Natural Disasters Post by: shahrukh on June 04, 2015, 01:30:35 AM Los Angeles
(http://800021.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/travel/most_threatened_cities_03.jpg) Rank: 9 Country: US No of people at risk: 16.4 million Image: Universal Studios in Los Angeles. Photograph: Phil McCarten/Reuters Title: Re: 10 Cities Most Threatened By Natural Disasters Post by: shahrukh on June 04, 2015, 01:30:56 AM Shanghai
(http://800021.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/travel/most_threatened_cities_04.jpg) Rank: 8 Country: China No of people at risk: 16.7 million Image: A Chinese man wearing a colourful traditional attire near a tourist shopping district in Shanghai . Photograph: Claro Cortes/Reuters Title: Re: 10 Cities Most Threatened By Natural Disasters Post by: shahrukh on June 04, 2015, 01:31:15 AM Kolkata
(http://800021.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/travel/most_threatened_cities_05.jpg) Rank: 7 Country: India No of people at risk: 17.9 million Image: A Hindu devotee prays on the bank of the Ganges river against the backdrop of Howrah Bridge. Photograph: Jayanta Shaw/Reuters Title: Re: 10 Cities Most Threatened By Natural Disasters Post by: shahrukh on June 04, 2015, 01:31:46 AM Nagoya
(http://800021.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/travel/most_threatened_cities_06.jpg) Rank: 6 Country: Japan No of people at risk: 22.9 million Image: Nagakute area in Nagoya. Photograph: Reuters Go to The NEXT Page for More Pictures >>> Title: Re: 10 Cities Most Threatened By Natural Disasters Post by: shahrukh on June 04, 2015, 01:32:06 AM Jakarta
(http://800021.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/travel/most_threatened_cities_07.jpg) Rank: 5 Country: Indonesia No of people at risk: 27.7 million Image: An aerial view of Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta. Photograph: Reuters Title: Re: 10 Cities Most Threatened By Natural Disasters Post by: shahrukh on June 04, 2015, 01:32:29 AM Osaka-Kobe
(http://800021.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/travel/most_threatened_cities_08.jpg) Rank: 4 Country: Japan No of people at risk: 32.1 million Image: Osaka Castle. Photograph: GFDL/Wikimedia Commons Title: Re: 10 Cities Most Threatened By Natural Disasters Post by: shahrukh on June 04, 2015, 01:32:52 AM Pearl-River Delta
(http://800021.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/travel/most_threatened_cities_09.jpg) Rank: 3 Country: China No of people at risk: 34.5 million Image: The pearl river. Photograph: Daniel Berthold/Wikimedia Commons Title: Re: 10 Cities Most Threatened By Natural Disasters Post by: shahrukh on June 04, 2015, 01:33:16 AM Manila
(http://800021.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/travel/most_threatened_cities_10.jpg) Rank: 2 Country: Philippines No of people at risk: 34.6 million Image: Performers at the Aliwan festival take part in a parade in Manila. Photograph: Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters Title: Re: 10 Cities Most Threatened By Natural Disasters Post by: shahrukh on June 04, 2015, 01:33:34 AM Tokyo-Yokohama
(http://800021.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/travel/most_threatened_cities_11.jpg) Rank: 1 Country: Japan No of people at risk: 57.1 million Image: Tokyo skyline. Photograph: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters |