1819day.year
A major earthquake strikes the Kutch district of western India, killing over 1,543 people and raising a 6-metre-high (20 ft), 6-kilometre-wide (3.7 mi), ridge, extending for at least 80 kilometres (50 mi), that was known as the Allah Bund ("Dam of God").
A powerful earthquake devastated India's Kutch district on June 16, 1819, killing over 1,500 and uplifting the Allah Bund ridge.
A devastating earthquake struck India's Kutch district on June 16, 1819.
It reportedly raised the earth to form a ridge called the Allah Bund, 6 metres high and 6 kilometres wide.
Over 1,500 people lost their lives in the powerful tremors and ensuing destruction.
Villages were flattened, and the landscape was permanently altered by the uplift.
This seismic event remains one of the most significant in India's geological history.
1819
major earthquake
Kutch district
1883day.year
The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
A tragic theatre panic at Sunderland's Victoria Hall in 1883 killed 183 children and spurred stricter safety laws.
A tragic stampede at Sunderland's Victoria Hall theatre on June 16, 1883, killed 183 children.
Eager youngsters rushed toward a single exit to claim prizes for a children's event.
Locked doors and a narrow passageway turned the rush into a fatal crush.
The disaster prompted public outrage and spurred changes in safety regulations.
Modern fire escape and crowd control laws were strengthened in its aftermath.
1883
Victoria Hall theatre panic
Sunderland
2013day.year
A multi-day cloudburst, centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand, causes devastating floods and landslides, becoming the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami.
In June 2013, a severe cloudburst struck Uttarakhand in northern India, unleashing unprecedented floods and landslides that devastated towns and villages.
In mid-June 2013, intense monsoon rainfall triggered a catastrophic cloudburst over Uttarakhand, leading to flash floods and landslides across the Himalayas. Thousands of pilgrims and residents were trapped as rivers overflowed and roads and bridges were washed away. Rescue operations involving the Indian Army, National Disaster Response Force, and local volunteers carried out daring helicopter evacuations and ground searches. The disaster claimed over 5,700 lives and left many more missing, overwhelming local infrastructure. It highlighted concerns over unregulated hydroelectric development and environmental management in the fragile mountain ecosystem. The scale of destruction made it India’s deadliest natural disaster since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, prompting national and international relief efforts and long-term reconstruction plans.
2013
cloudburst
Uttarakhand