New Delhi: Natural disasters also termed as ‘acts of God' have caused immense damage to life and property. It takes years to rehabilitate people.
Droughts, floods, famines, earthquakes—India has been a victim to every form of destruction by nature.
To some extent, the exploitation of natural resources by man is also a cause for such calamities.
Here, we present the top 10 natural disasters that shook the nation:
1.Deccan famine of 1632-33
One of the most severe famines to be affected in 1632-33.
Almost 20 lakh people died in the natural disaster. According to historians, the famine was caused as a result of three successive staple crop failures which led to starvation and diseases that were incurable then.
2. Bengal famine of 1770
It was a major catastrophic famine that hit Bengal, parts of Odisha and Bihar. The state of Bengal was badly hit by a famine that caused about 1 crore deaths.