Aerial View of Super Typhoon Haiyan's Destruction

 

An aerial view shows damaged houses on a coastal community, after Typhoon Haiyan hit Iloilo Province, central Philippines November 9, 2013. One of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall devastated the central Philippines, killing more than 1,000 people in one city alone and 200 in another province, the Red Cross estimated on Saturday, as reports of high casualties began to emerge.

An aerial view shows flooded rice fields after Typhoon Haiyan hit Iloilo Province, central Philippines.

An aerial view shows damaged houses, as residents wave for help after Typhoon Haiyan hit a village in Panay island, in northern Iloilo Province, central Philippines.

An aerial view of devastation of super Typhoon Haiyan as it battered a town in Samar province in central Philippines November 11, 2013. Dazed survivors of a super typhoon that swept through the central Philippines killing an estimated 10,000 people begged for help and scavenged for food, water and medicine on Monday, threatening to overwhelm military and rescue resources.

An aerial view of a highway that collapsed at the devastation of super Typhoon Haiyan in Samar province in central Philippines.

An aerial view of toppled trees at the devastation of super Typhoon Haiyan in Samar province in central Philippines.

An aerial view of the ruins of houses after the devastation of super Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban city in central Philippines.

An aerial view of a coastal town, devastated by super Typhoon Haiyan, in Samar province in central Philippines.

India braces for Cyclone Phailin

Rain and wind lashed India's east coast on Saturday, forcing more than 400,000 people to flee to storm shelters as one of the country's largest cyclones closed in, threatening to cut a wide swathe of devastation through farmland and fishing hamlets.

KEDARNATH TEMPLE AFTER THE FLOODS | NORTH INDIAN FLOODS

Was it accidental or divine act  or  robust engineering?

May be the combination of all the three.

The temple is closed for next two years.

The unprecedented flood and rains have badly damaged the famous Kedarnath temple. Rescuers have now reached the temple. Here are the first pictures taken after the devastating flood. Other buildings around it were also damaged following monsoon rains at the Holy city in Uttrakhand.

The saving of the Temple is a miracle, it is either Ganga paying respect to Lord Shiva or Nandi safeguarding his master, whatever it is ,One big stone behind the temple diverted the water from damaging the temple. Was it accidental or divine act  or  robust engineering?

Rains ravage Uttarakhand, houses washed away by floods

Heavy, continuous rains hit life in several north India states and wrought havoc in Uttarakhand where the death toll has reached 29 while thousands were stranded after landslides, officials said Monday. With more rains expected, the situation is likely to worsen in the hill state while flood warnings have been issued in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.