The Year in Disasters
A home burns with the sun in the background November 15, 2008 in Yorba Linda, California. Strong Santa Ana winds are fanning flames throughout Southern California, destroying hundreds of homes and causing thousands to evacuate. (Getty Images)This year, like any year was full of disasters, natural and man-made. Cranes unintentionally fell on buildings, fires engulfed acres of land, tornadoes ripped through cities and all of it was captured in photos.
Although many of these events sadly left thousands of people displaced, dead or in serious need of aid, imagery captured from these events is both devastating and amazing. So scroll through our photos and take a look at the disasters of 2008.
Although many of these events sadly left thousands of people displaced, dead or in serious need of aid, imagery captured from these events is both devastating and amazing. So scroll through our photos and take a look at the disasters of 2008.
A crane collapsed and riped through a building in Manhattan's upper east side in May.
A 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake rocked Northern Japan
A swarm of tornadoes ripped through Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama and Mississippi in February, leaving the areas devastated and at least 48 dead japan
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