Fraser Island, Australia
Despite numerous beautiful beaches with white sand and crystal clear waters, Fraser Island is an extremely dangerous place to be around. The deserted beaches are home to deadly spiders and aggressive wild dingo dogs, while the sea is infested with sharks and venomous jellyfish.
Death Valley, California
Located near the border of California and Nevada in the Great Basin, Death Valley got its terrifying name for a reason. The area is extremely hot in summer (reaching temperatures of up to 56.7 °C (134 °F)). Surprisingly, it can also be dangerously cold during the winter months if visitors are not prepared. Moreover, storms in the surrounding mountains can produce sudden flooding on the floor of the valley.
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a small, landlocked country in West Africa. What makes this place dangerous is the high threat of terrorism and kidnap attacks. Many attacks have been mounted on hotels, cafes, restaurants, and other places where people tend to gather. Some of the attacks were even conducted by terrorist groups from neighboring countries such as Mali and Niger.
Haiti
The third largest country in the Caribbean (behind Cuba and the Dominican Republic), Haiti is one of the most hurricane-prone countries in the world. Not only does it lie in a hurricane highway, but the poverty-stricken country lacks resilience. Settlements are built on floodplains, natural defenses like forests have been degraded, and the economy is not stable enough to fund flood defenses or warning systems. Consequently, hurricanes are usually deadly in this country.
Lake Nyos, Cameroon
Situated in Northwestern Cameroon, Lake Nyos sits on area of volcanic activity where carbon dioxide leaks from beneath the ground. During a “limnic eruption,” the carbon dioxide bursts out from the bottom of the lake to form a deadly cloud. Because the gas is heavier than air, it descends, pushing oxygen away and suffocating any life in the area. Two eruptions in the 1980’s killed over 1,700 people and 3,500 livestock in the area.
North Sentinel Island, India
The North Sentinel Island is one of the Andaman Islands that politically belong to India. The island is known for picturesque pristine beaches and stunning nature…but the natives are extremely hostile and violent toward any outsiders. They reject any contact with other people and have been even known to kill several intruders.
Dallol, Ethiopia
A ghost town found in Northern Ethiopia, Dallol is one of the most remote, lowest, and hottest places on Earth. With an average annual temperature of 34.6 °C (94.3 °F), the town was once the hottest inhabited location in the world. Underground water is extremely salty and acidic; there are also geysers that spout toxic gases.
Bermuda Triangle, North Atlantic
One of the most feared areas in the world, the Bermuda Triangle is a vaguely defined expanse of the Atlantic Ocean triangulated between Puerto Rico, Florida and Bermuda. For decades, the area has been associated with a number of allegedly mysterious disappearances that have been credited to everything from magnetic force to aliens. While most of these cases have been explained rationally, some of them remain unexplained.
Mailu Suu, Kyrgyzstan
Home to about 23,000 people, Mailu Suu is a uranium mining town in Southern Kyrgyzstan. A site where 10,000 tons of uranium was processed for Soviet nuclear programs, the town is one of the most radioactive places in the world. Landslides, earthquakes, and flood are common in this region, which only increases the risk of radioactive contamination here.
Naples, Italy
One of the largest Italian cities, Naples is famous for stunning architecture and delicious cuisine; unfortunately, the city is also referred to as one of the world’s largest deathtraps. The reason is simple – the whole city sits on the gigantic supervolcano Campi Flegrei. Scientists have found that any eruption of the volcano could kill millions of people living in the area.
Guatemala
Guatemala is well-known for a high crime rate, but this is not the only reason this Central American country made it to our list. Its location and topography makes Guatemala prone to at least three types of devastating natural disasters: earthquakes, hurricanes, and mudslides. In 1976, for example, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake killed 23,000 people here.
Alagoas, Brazil
Some of Brazil’s metropolises such as Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo are known to have a very high crime rate. However, it is in fact the tiny and way less-known coastal state of Alagoas that has by far the highest murder rate in the country…possibly even in the world. Every year, more than 2,000 people are killed in this state with just about 3 million inhabitants.
Sahel, North Africa
The Sahel is a region bordering the Sahara Desert in Africa. Human exploitation of the area’s limited water has caused massive desertification and greatly increased the risk of drought and famine. During just 12 years, between 1972 and 1984, more than 100,000 people died in this area because of drought.
Danakil Desert, East Africa
Located in northeast Ethiopia, southern Eritrea, and northwestern Djibouti, the Danakil Desert is known as one of the most hostile and dangerous places in the world. The area is known for volcanoes and geysers that spit toxic gases and extreme heat, with daytime temperatures surpassing 50 °C (122 °F). Moreover, conflicts in Eritrea increase the risk of getting kidnapped.
Syria
Due to ongoing violent conflicts, Syria has been consistently ranked among the world’s deadliest countries over the past years. The inhabitants of this war-torn country have experienced bombardment of residential areas, food and medical care deprivation, lengthy sieges, and reportedly even chemical weapons attacks.
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