Rescue personnel work at the site where a 17-storey apartment building collapsed during an earthquake in Tainan, southern Taiwan on 6 February 2016ReutersA shopkeeper tries to salvage belongings as residents use a bridge submerged in floodwaters after heavy rains in Nowshera District on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan on 4 April 2016Fayaz Aziz/ReutersBystanders look at a ruined building in the town of Portoviejo, Ecuador, on 21 April 2016, after a powerful earthquake hit the countryJuan Cevallos/AFP
Officers look on as smoke from Fort McMurray's raging wildfires billow into the air after the city was evacuated on 4 May 2016Topher Seguin/ReutersSmoke and flames from the wildfires erupt behind a car on the highway near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada on 7 May 2016Mark Blinch/ReutersEmergency workers stand next to a fire at a tyre dump near a residential development in Sesena, south of Madrid, Spain on 13 May 2016Sergio Perez/ReutersAn aerial view of the devastation caused by the wildfire that forced the evacuation of the city is seen during Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's helicopter tour in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada on 13 May 2016Jason Franson/ReutersA distressed dog is seen following a deadly eruption of Mount Sinabung volcano in Gamber Village, North Sumatra, Indonesia on 22 May 2016ReutersPeople look at the damage caused by the floods in the town of Braunsbach, Germany on 30 May 2016Kai Pfaffenbach/ReutersA resident delivers French baguettes to his mother's flooded house after heavy rain falls in Chalette-sur-Loing Montargis, near Orleans, France on 1 June 2016Christian Hartmann/ReutersA resident walks past abandoned cars as he escapes from the flooded area of Villeneuve-Trillage suburb in Villeneuve Saint-Georges, outside Paris on 3 June, 2016Christian Hartmann/ ReutersA helicopter flies above glowing embers as it makes a water drop run at the "Old Fire", which raged in Calabasas, California on 4 June 2016The illuminated Eiffel Tower is reflected in the swollen Seine river, after it burst its banks, on 5 June 2016Bertrand Guay/AFPA bus goes through a flooded area in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, China on 19 June 2016China Daily/ReutersAn emu flees an approaching wildfire near Potrero, California on 20 June 2016Mike Blake/ReutersA rescue worker works on a damaged high-voltage tower after a tornado hit Funing on 25 June 2016Aly Song/ReutersA man wipes away tears as he walks through a flooded farm, before leaving for safety in Liu'an, Anhui Province, China. The pigs cannot be rescued due to an environmental protection and epidemic prevention measure on 5 July, 2016ReutersA flooded stadium in Wuhan Hubei province, China, after an overnight storm following days of torrential rain stopped traffic, cut power and water supplies and trapped residents in their homes in many parts of Wuhan, a metropolis on the Yangtze River on 6 July, 2016Wang He/ Getty ImagesParamilitary policemen rest as they take turns to try to shore up a dam in preparation for Typhoon Nepartak which was approaching China, in Lujiang county, Anhui province, China on 8 July 2016Submerged vehicles at a flooded neighbourhood in Wuhan, Hubei province, China on 9 July 2016ReutersBasement shops are flooded after heavy rainfall in Xinxiang, Henan Province, China on 9 July 2016ReutersA woman sits on the ruins after typhoon Nepartak swept through Minqing county, Fujian province, China on 10 July 2016ReutersPeople hold umbrellas as they walk along a flooded street in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China on 19 July 2016China Daily/ReutersA fallen oak tree burns in Placerita Canyon in Santa Clarita, California on 24 July, 2016David McNew/Getty ImagesFirefighters are forced to retreat as flames close in on them in Placerita Canyon near Santa Clarita on 24 July, 2016David McNew/Getty ImagesFirefighters quell an inferno at a building in Huangshan, Anhui Province, China on 26 July 2016ReutersA villager helps firefighters combat a raging wildfire in Bustelo, close to Barcelos, northern Portugal on 8 August 2016Miguel Riopa/ AFPA casket is seen floating in flood waters in Ascension Parish, Louisiana on 15 August 2016Jonathan Bachman/ ReutersAn air tanker drops fire retardant on the Bluecut wildfire in Lytle Creek, California on 17 August 2016Ringo Chiu/AFPFlames whipped by strong winds rage though a hillside before destroying camper vans during the Blue Cut Fire in San Bernardino County, California on 17 August 2016Patrick T Fallon/ReutersA statue of the Virgin Mary is seen partially submerged in floodwaters as it rains in Sorrento, Louisiana on 20 August 2016Jonathan Bachman/ ReutersAn American flag is seen dangling above floodwaters in Sorrento, Louisiana on 21 August 2016Jonathan Bachman/ ReutersSister Mariana who escaped from her convent just moments before it collapsed in Amatrice central Italy on 24 August 2016Emiliano Grillotti/ ReutersDestroyed houses are pictured in Pescara del Tronto on 25 August 2016, a day after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the regionMarco Zeppetella/AFPThe interior of a house is seen in Amatrice, after an earthquake on 25 August 2016Stefano Rellandini/ReutersA general view after earthquake that levelled the town in Pescara del Tronto, central Italy on 1 September 2016Stefano Rellandini/ReutersGeneral view after earthquake that levelled the town in Amatrice, central Italy on 1 September 2016Stefano Rellandini/ReutersGeneral view of the village of Amatrice in Italy, after it was struck by an earthquake, on 4 October 2016Tiziana Fabi/AFPA road between Guantanamo and Baracoa is blocked by fallen boulders after the passage of Hurricane Matthew through the eastern tip of Cuba on 5 October 2016Yamil Lage/AFPPeople walk under a broken Kentucky Fried Chicken sign that blew over in Hurricane Matthew in Nassau, Bahamas on 7 October 2016Carlo Allegri/ReutersHomes destroyed and damaged by Hurricane Matthew are seen in Jeremie, in western Haiti, on 7 October 2016Nicolas Garcia/AFPHomes submerged after Hurricane Matthew in Lumberton, North Carolina on 10 October 2016Chris Keane/ ReutersA building is submerged in floodwaters in Lumberton, North Carolina, following the passage of Hurricane Matthew on 10 October 2016Sean Rayford/ Getty ImagesRescue personnel evacuate a resident by boat in the downtown area of Nichols, South Carolina on 10 October 2016Randall Hill/ ReutersChildren sleep on metal sheets in a partially destroyed school used as a shelter after Hurricane Matthew hit Jeremie, Haiti on 11 October 2016Carlos Garcia Rawlins/ReutersA boy smiles while carrying a blanket on his head after Hurricane Matthew hit Jeremie, Haiti on 13 October 2016Carlos Garcia Rawlins/ReutersTwo men fight over food after Hurricane Matthew hit Jeremie, Haiti on 14 October 2016Carlos Garcia Rawlins/ReutersA group of girls walk through floodwaters in their neighborhood in Lumberton, North Carolina on 15 October 2016Sean Rayford/Getty ImagesA child walks through a school that was destroyed when Hurricane Matthew hit the commune of Chadonyer, in Les Cayes on 16 October 2016Hector Retamal/AFPFirefighters attempt to save the Casa Loma fire station in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Loma Prieta on 27 October 2016Josh Edelson/AFPA huge sinkhole is seen at an intersection near Hakata station in Fukuoka, Japan on 8 November 2016Kyodo/ReutersResidents inspect a car in floodwaters in Hartcliffe, Bristol after heavy rains flooded the street on 21 November 2016Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesPeople look at the Po river in Turin, Italy on 25 November 2016Giorgio Perottino/ReutersA charred living room after a blaze is seen in the northern city of Haifa, Israel on 25 November 2016Amir Cohen/ReutersFirefighters work inside the burnt warehouse following a fire in the Fruitvale district of Oakland, California on 4 December 2016Lucy Nicholson/ReutersA massive explosion destroys Mexico's biggest fireworks market in Tultepec, on 20 December 2016. The blast killed at least 31 people and injured 72, authorities confirmed. The conflagration in the Mexico City suburb of Tultepec set off a quick-fire series of multicolored blasts that sent vast clouds of smoke billowing over the capitalJose Luis Tolentino/AFPSeverely burnt victims are taken away from the smouldering ruins of a fireworks market, flattened by a huge blast that killed at least 31 and injured dozens, in Tultepec, on 20 December 2016Israel Gutierrez/AFPAerial view of Mexico's biggest fireworks market in Tultepec suburb, Mexico State, after a massive explosion killed at least 32 people, on 21 December 2016Mario Vazquez/AFP
