Many wraths of nature and disasters in Australia

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

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

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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