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Mother Nature took no prisoners when she unleashed her wrath on Los Angeles at the beginning of 2025. Wildfires continue to rage in the area, and the death toll now stands at at least 27. Around 12,000 structures have burned to the ground. Tens of thousands of people remain evacuated. Others are picking up the pieces.

It’s the latest in a series of natural disasters around the world that have had devastating effects in recent years. From earthquakes to hurricanes, volcanoes and floods, nature has truly tested the spirit of mankind. But even in the face of death and destruction, human beings have shown courage and resilience.

Bored Panda has compiled a list of photographs shared by people who have survived natural disasters. Some are heartbreaking, some are scary and others are a reminder that even during the toughest times, there’s always a glimmer of hope.

#1 Man Sits On Bench With His Dog During Hurricane Harvey

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#2 My Mom Has 5 Sets Of China (Don’t Ask) And Put Them In Her Pool Prior To Being Evacuated From Fires In Northern California. The Dishware Survived!

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#3 The Fourth Largest City Of Sweden, Uppsala, Is Currently Flooded. The Swedes Aren’t That Concerned

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The Los Angeles wildfires have once again highlighted just how vulnerable human beings are to climate change. Experts have long warned that global warming leads to an increase in natural disasters, and the latest fires have been blamed on a “perfect storm”.

The area had gone without rain for months, providing the perfect dry and dead vegetation for extreme combustion. Coupled with hurricane-force winds, firefighters didn’t stand a chance when a spark met its soulmate and whipped up a blaze that instantly took off as if it were taking part in a marathon.

#4 Cat Walking Away From A Volcanic Eruption

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#5 Roads In Turkey After The 7.8 Earthquake

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#6 Colorado Man Reunited With His Donkey, Ennis, After Fire Swept Through His Town

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“When you have a high wind blowing a fire, the fire is not on the ground, it is in the air,” Hugh Safford told the Guardian. He’s a fire ecologist at the University of California, Davis, and the regional director for the California Fire Science Consortium.

As Safford explained, embers can fly through the air, igniting vegetation way ahead of the fire frontline. The result: an apocalypse-like scene that catches residents and firefighters off-guard.

#7 Oregon Wildfires Making It Look Straight Apocalyptic

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#8 House Frozen By Lake Erie During This Week’s Blizzard In Buffalo

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#9 Firenado!!!!

Chillicothe, Missouri

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“The landscape is tinder dry, and so any ignition source, whether from errant cigarette butts or sparks from power lines blown over in the strong winds, is much more likely to take hold and spread,” said David Demeritt, a geographer and expert in environmental policy.

Demeritt explains that there’s a Los Angeles has a lot of fuel to burn. And the inconsistent conditions aren’t helping. “This time last year, Los Angeles was plagued with flooding (and landslides) that broke an extended long-term drought across the region,” he said. “That burst of moisture led to plant growth, which has been steadily drying over the past year of very dry conditions.”

#10 Getting Away From An Erupting Volcano Today

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#11 There Was A Hailstorm At My Cousins House, They Have No Power So They Can’t Vacuum Up The Broken Glass In Their House Yet

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#12 Blizzard Blew The Man Door On My Garage Open Yesterday

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#13 Overnight Storm Winds In Ga Moved A House Into The Road

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#14 Before And After Hurricane Lan [fort Myers Florida]

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#15 When You Wake Up To 40″ – 44″ Of Snow In One Night

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#16 Tornado In Southern Romania, Today

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#17 Hurricane Damaged Boardwalk

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#18 It’s Raining Reason Again

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#19 A Photo Of Incarcerated Firefighters Resting After Fighting A Socal Wildfire. They Get $2-$5/Day For That Work

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#20 3pm In Port Macquarie, Nsw During The Wildfires

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#21 Sister In A Bright Orange Work Suit Blending In With The #mallacoota Sky

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#22 Rainbow And Tornado

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#23 Waiting For A Fish Fry In Western New York After A Blizzard!

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#24 The Ongoing Eruption Of Mt Etna In Italy

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#25 Hurricane Ian

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#26 Flooding In Auckland, Nz

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#27 Tornado Near Naxos, Greece

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#28 Valencia Right Now After The Floods

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#29 Sunrise Over The San Fransisco Bay Today. Pier 45 Is On Fire At The Moment

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#30 Rare Typhoon Sky As Seen From A Subway Exit

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#31 Pics I Took From The Tornado Destruction In Mayfield Kentucky. (I Live Here)

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#32 Dog Carries Whole Bag Of Dog Food After Hurricane Harvey

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#33 A Dog And Her 2 Puppies Were Pulled Alive From The Rubble 124 Hours After The Earthquake In Turkey

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#34 Tornado Ripped Through Our Neighborhood Yesterday

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#35 Flooding On The Highway (Dvp) In Toronto Due To Heavy Rainfall

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#36 Record Flooding In Seoul, South Korea. 336mm/13in Of Rain In A Day

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#37 Tree Struck By Lightning Burning From Inside Out

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#38 Eruption Happening In St. Vincent Today

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#39 A Street Completely Ripped Apart By The Floods In Germany

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#40 So Yesterday I Was On My Way To Phoenix And I Captured One Of The Craziest Photos!!

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#41 We Lost Our New Home Of 4 Months. Hurricane Ida

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#42 Parents Retired This March And Bought Their Dream Ranch House In The Co Mountains On 400 Acres

Now There’s A 4000 Acres Fire That’s 0% Contained About A Mile From Them. No Evacuation Order For Them Yet, But We Expect It’s Coming

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#43 My Entire Neighborhood Is Submerged In Flood Water With Raw Sewage In It

My neighborhood Laurel Meadows in Sarasota Florida is completely flooded from Hurricane Debby and the water level is rising day by day despite the storm being over. Many of us are homeless now, cannot access our medications inside our homes, and truly have no idea what to do. Worst of all- it seems like no one knows what is happening to us.

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#44 My Mountain Caught On Fire At 3am…. Yep, That’s My House

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#45 There Was A Tornado Today

No other houses were damaged too bad, tornado just so happed to touch down right here.

Another part of town was pretty much leveled though

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#46 Now I Have To Wear My Mask For Wildfires Too. This Was At 11 Am While I Was At Work

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#47 A Tornado Came Through My City Thursday. This Is My House

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#48 First House. Just Closed 6 Months Ago

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#49 The Power Of Hurricane Force Winds

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#50 Not The Beautiful Florida View Anyone Imagined! Courtesy Of Hurricane Ian

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#51 Huge Earthquake Just Hit Taiwan

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#52 I Train These Clever Creatures To Save Victims Trapped In Collapsed Buildings After Earthquakes

We Kit Them Out With A Rat Backpack, And Train Them To Trigger A Switch When They Find A Victim & Come Back For A Tasty Treat 🐀

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#53 A Kangaroo Rushes Past A Burning House In Lake Conjola, Nsw

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#54 Pics I Took During Hurricane Harvey. Bayou Was About 25ft High

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#55 6000 People Isolated After An Avalanche Obstructed A Tunnel In Italy

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#56 My Parents Lost Their House And Cars To A Tornado Last Month

The house was moved 13 feet backwards, off of the foundation with my parents in it. My dad said that the house was at about a 45 degree angle before the roof gave way. My parents were in the bathroom (the door on the far right) when it hit. The bathroom and storage room were the only rooms left with the roof intact. Thankfully, they’re okay. Our dog came out without a scratch. She didn’t make it into the bathroom with my parents in time, and somehow survived in the living room (this photo and the previous one).