A series of photos of natural disasters devastating the world in 2023

Devastating natural disasters and extreme weather have killed and displaced tens of thousands of people around the world .

The most horrifying of the year was the double earthquake of magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 that occurred in Türkiye, near the Syrian border on February 6. The death toll is 50,783 in Türkiye and 8,476 in Syria.

A municipal employee digs a grave after the earthquake in Hatay, Türkiye in February.

Aerial view of houses covered with volcanic ash after the eruption of Merapi volcano in Magelang, Central Java province, Indonesia, on March 13.

Drinking water supplies have dropped to their lowest level since 1990 due to extreme drought in Catalonia, Spain.

A backyard swimming pool hangs from a cliff after torrential rain devastated the coastal town of San Clemente, California, USA on March 16.

Flooding in the mountains of Mentougou district, west of Beijing, China on August 4. Beijing recorded its heaviest rainfall in 140 years when Typhoon Doksuri killed 21 people.

Flames and smoke rise from the trees as a forest fire breaks out in Dadia National Park in the Evros region, Greece, on September 1.

Sheep died in the city of Volos, Greece, on September 6, after flooding caused by storm Daniel.

A volunteer helps salvage furniture in a house damaged by an earthquake in the town of Imi N'Tala, on the outskirts of Marrakech, Morocco on September 13.

Rescuers recover the body of a victim who died in a flood in Derna, Libya, on September 15. After the collapse of two dams, massive flash floods killed thousands of people.

Rescuers and relatives sit in front of collapsed buildings after flooding caused by Hurricane Daniel in Derna, Libya, September 18.

At the funeral of those killed in a series of earthquakes in Zendeh Jan district, Herat province on October 9.

People wade through floodwaters after a section of road was destroyed in Mororo, Northeastern Kenya, November 30.

The carcass of an elephant lies a few meters from a waterhole in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe on December 5. At least 100 elephants have died in the country's largest national park due to drought.

Scene after the tornado on December 10 in Madison, Tennessee, USA. Multiple long-track tornadoes were reported in northwest Tennessee in December, causing many casualties.

Stranded people stand on a road that was largely swept away on the outskirts of Holloways Beach in Cairns, Australia on December 18.

Temporary shelter for people at the main square in Dahejia, Jishishan district, Gansu province, China after the earthquake that killed 131 people in sub-zero cold weather.