Emergency evacuations: Nyiragongo volcano, powerful cyclone Yaas in India, earthquake in China 2021
In May 2021, 135 earthquakes of magnitude greater than 5 occurred around the world Devastating earthquakes struck China s Yunnan province In the Congo, lava flows from the Nyiragongo volcano engulfed 17 villages and destroyed 2, 500 homes. Many people died and were reported missing. In West Java Province, Indonesia, flooding affected 60, 000 people China s Qinghai province was hit by the biggest earthquake in 13 years Heavy rains caused floods in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, causing dozens of deaths A powerful cyclone Yaas hits eastern India, causing millions of deaths and evacuating millions of people Major flooding in the Indonesian province of South Sumatra, floodwaters reached 1. 5 m deep May 2021 was the driest month in 56 years in Taiwan Severe flooding in Iran and Oman in early May 2021 In the south of Tajikistan, heavy downpours caused mudslides and landslides; residents of 15 districts were affected May 2 in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, received a month s worth of rainfa
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