Many wraths of nature and disasters in Australia

News of the recent earthquake in Melbourne made Kulasegaram Sanchayan to explore natural disasters in Australian history.

Remnants of Cyclone Marcus spin over the Timor Sea after striking the city of Darwin, Australia, on March 17, 2018. Source: Moment RF

The Darling River at Louth in western NSW nearly bone dry during a drought Source: Moment RF

Natural Disasters in Australia (1851 to present day) Source: SBS Tamil

18th October 1968: A car sits atop a cracked and buckled road after an earthquake in western Australia. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) Source: Hulton Archive

Natural Disasters in Australia Source: Getty Images

Lives lost due to Natural Disasters Source: SBS Tamil

31/12/74: A house in Darwin, wrecked by cyclone 'Tracy.' 50 people were killed 1,000s made homeless & estimated to have destroyed 90% of Darwin's buildings. Source: Hulton Archive

The orange glow of this night view of a bushfire in the Northern Territory of Australia hints at the raw energy of the inferno. Source: Photodisc