Cyclones ‘Tauktae’ and ‘Yaas’ among 15 most destructive climate disasters of 2021 Cyclone ‘Tauktae’ followed not too long after by cyclone Yaas are fourth and fifth on a list of 15 of the most destructive climate disasters that hit the world during 2021, and prepared by a London-based relief and development agency. Global Strategic Communications Council quoted relief and development agency Christian Aid as saying that 10 of these events had cost $1.5 billion or more. In Gujarat, more than two lakh people had to be evacuated from their homes. In addition to the heavy rainfall, Yaas caused a strong storm surge destroying embankments and inundating low-lying areas in West Bengal. Some of the disasters, hit rapidly but other events took months to unfold, like the Parana River drought in Latin America, which has seen the river, a vital part of the region’s economy, at its lowest level in 77 years and impacted lives and livelihoods in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. Australia suffered floods in March, which displaced 18,000 people and saw damage worth $2.1 billion while floods in Canada’s British Colombia led to $7.5 billion in damage and 15,000 people having had to flee their homes.

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