FlashbackYear in review

2010

Introduction• Full of struggles, achievements, tragedies, Natural

disasters and breathtaking events..!

• Among them: Earthquakes Volcano eruptions

Oil SpillsMining Accident

Sports

Haiti Earthquake

Volcanic Eruption

Natural Disasters

Chile earthquake

Pakistan Floods

Haiti Earthquake

• 7.0 on the Richter Scale• 12th January at 4.53pm• 3 million people were affected• More than 316 000 are to be dead

Chile Earthquake

• 3.34am on February 27

• It measured 8.8 on the Richter scale

• The earthquake triggered a tsunami which devastated several coastal towns in south-central Chile

• Over 521 victims are believed to be dead, a lot have been injured by the collapsing of buildings

Iceland Volcano Eruptions

• People were evacuated

• The ash caused a chaos over northern and western Europe sky unprecedentedly

• It disrupted air traffic

• The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimated that the airline industry worldwide lost £130 million a day during the eruption

• The eruption occurred beneath glacial ice• The cold water from the melting ice chilled the lava

quickly, causing it to fragment into very small particles of glass

• It increased the sea level

The Iceland Volcano

Pakistan Floods• Began in late July, resulting heavy

monsoon rains

• Approximately one-fifth of Pakistan's total land area was underwater

• According to Pakistan government data the floods directly affected about 20 million people

• UN Secretary-General had initially asked for $460 million for emergency relief

• The Pakistan economy was harmed by extensive damage to infrastructure and crops

Sports

2010 Vancouver Winter OlympicsThe 21st Winter Olympics, held from February 12–28, at Vancouver, CanadaApproximately 2,600 athletes from 82 nations participated in 86 events

Canada won the victory of the Vancouver Winter Olympics with 14 gold medals, 7 silvers, 5 Bronze medals

FIFASouth Africa

The 19th World Cup

Took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July

The matches were played in ten stadiums in nine host cities around the country

Happenings

Oil Spill• The Deepwater oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

flowed for three months

• It is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of petroleum industry

• This killed 11 men working on the platform and 17 others are left injured

• It is believed that 53, 000 barrels per day was escaping from the well

Mining Accident• On 5 August Atacama Desert, Chile

• The accident left 33 men trapped 700 metres below ground

• The miners survived underground for a record of 69 days

• All 33 were rescued and brought to the surface on 13 October 2010

Politics

Aung San Suu Kyi release

Released 13 November

Was under house arrest for almost 21 years

Aung San Suu Kyi