15 Most Dangerous Places on Earth

5 – Mogadishu – Somalia,

• This city has had endless problems with militants, particularly the al Shabaab who, at one point, controlled most of the city
• For a number of years the United States wouldn’t even consider entering into relations with that whole country, but it’s only recently that advisers were sent to the city of Mogadishu to assist locals in rebelling against the militants
• Travel to these regions is still risky

4 – Istanbul – Turkey,

• A disaster waiting to happen, 12 million residents in Istanbul living atop the North Anatolian Fault, also known as earthquake central
• In 1999 a 7.6 magnitude earthquake decimated the city of Izmit, with the estimated death toll exceeding 40,000
• In a 2010 study, Nature Geosciences discovered that tensions along the fault are building, with a magnitude 7 or greater quake in the next 25 years exceeding a 30 to 60 percent chance

3 – Chihuahua – Mexico,

• This city is one of the most notorious for drug-related crimes, especially when it comes to cocaine smuggling into the United States
• Drug cartels have the area under the thumb, with firefights common in the streets and violence everywhere
• The crime got so bad that law enforcement actually had to enact Operation Chihuahua to conduct anti-drug operations, which, if reports are to be believed, have seen a positive and noticeable reduction in crime

2 – Java and Sumatra – Indonesia,

• Natural disasters are incredibly common here, including floods, droughts, earthquakes, landslides volcanoes and tsunamis
• One particular tsunami in 2004 killed over 227,000 people following a magnitude 9.1 earthquake caused an enormous wave to hit the shore
• For the last 100 years, there have been droughts, volcano eruptions and earthquakes galore – a risky place to decide to live in

1 – San Pedro Sula – Honduras

• Known everywhere as simply “murder capital of the world”, this is one of the most violent cities on Earth
• The homicide rate exceeds 170 per 100,000 people, with arms trafficking and illegal firearms everywhere
• Some blame the deportation of Los Angeles gangs from the 1990s, including Mara Salvatrucha and the 18th Street gang, as the major cause of this violence

 

 

 

 

 

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