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5 Pictures that Shocked the World

5 Pictures that Shocked the World

ShareDeath Caused by Earthquake 2005 Burning Monk Thích Quảng Đức a Vietnamese Buddhist monk who burned himself to death at a busy Saigon road intersection on 11 June 1963, as a protest against persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam. Iraqi Soldier The image shows a burned-beyond-recognition Iraqi soldier in the front window of a destroyed truck. Burial of [...]

12.12.09 | Natural disasters | admin

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5 deadliest earthquakes in the history

5 deadliest earthquakes in the history

ShareShaanxi earthquake (830,000 died) January 23, 1556 was the deadliest day in the history of mankind when a earthquake strike in Shaanxi China killing more approximately 830,000 people which was 60% of the whole population. 8.0 magnitude earthquake destroyed 840-kilometre area affecting other provinces of china including Shanxi, Henan, Gansu, Hebei, Shandong, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu [...]

11.2.09 | Natural disasters | admin

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