Natural Disasters In Australia 2014

This list contains all major natural disasters in Australia in 2014 with detail report.

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December 2014

• December 5: Sydney Storm: 100 properties damaged, worst predicted for Saturday
   A severe thunderstorm that hit parts of Sydney, Australia has damaged more than 100 properties, The Reuters reported.
• December 4: Largest earthquake in 50 years hits Melbourne's east
  Largest earthquake in 50 years rattled the Melbourne’s east this morning.

October 2014

• October 27: South Australia hit by 80,000 lightning strikes
  About 80,000 lighting strikes hit South Australia in 24 hours, particularly in the mid and upper north, in the Adelaide Hills and the southern metropolitan area.

July 2014

• July 14: Tornado in Perth claims 2 lives
  Tornado in Perth suburbs of Australia has claimed lives of two people, cutting power to thousands of homes.

June 2014

• June 1: Indonesia's Sangean Api Volcano eruption displaces 7,000 – cancels Australian flights
  Sangean Api volcano eruption in central Indonesia has forced evacuation of more than 7,000 people, Xinhua reported quoting Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of national disaster agency.

April 2014

• April 10: Severe Tropical Cyclone Ita upgraded to Category 5 !
  The category 5 cyclone Ita is predicted to make landfall between Cape Melville and Cooktown region of Australia late Friday afternoon with very destructive winds to 300 km/hr.

January 2014

• January 13: 1 killed in Perth, Australia Wildfires
  Wildfires in Perth, Australia have claimed lives of at least one people an destroyed around 40 homes, Western Australia state's fire and emergency services department said.