Have you been tucking yourself into bed without a worry in the world? Our Earth seems like a relatively safe and sound place, doesn’t it? Well, not really.
Our planet is home to so many wild and disastrous places. There is an abundance of dangerous places around the world. From war-shattered countries, disaster-prone countries to mysterious and scary lands.
Places you might consider not visiting when planning your next trip. But you are, of course, free to ignore our advice and go anyway!
Here are the top 5 most dangerous places on earth below:
1. Brazil
For anyone travelling to Brazil, be wary of muggers! Street crime is rampant in parts of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo, and whilst many victims are left unharmed, the experience can still scar you.
Incidences of “quicknappings” has also risen in major cities. This involves being abducted and taken to an ATM to pay your ransom. If you can’t pay, your family is only a call away.
Along with street crime, organized criminal groups have waged wars against police and public institutions that were unable to be bribed. If you survive all that don’t forget the drugs and narco-terrorism.
2. Russia
The Russian mafia runs wild, there are more gangsters than police, and a Russian is assassinated every 18 minutes, averaging 84 murders per day in a nation of 143 million.
Foreigners are kidnapped more frequently due to the higher ransom allocated. Crimes include but are not limited to pickpocketing wallets, cell phones, cameras, cash, and physical assaults.
3. Burundi
Mass murder and mayhem compete with environmental problems as the biggest headaches for the people of Burundi. The list of assassinated leaders is extensive, and control of the nation has changed hands numerous times in the last 60 years. The biggest risks for visitors are crimes committed by roaming gangs and armed children. Muggings, carjackings and kidnappings await, so you are advised not to stop the car for souvenirs.
Should you be injured or harmed while in Burundi, just forget it and run back home. Local clinics have almost no resources to assist you.
4. Afghanistan
Asides terrorism and underdevelopment, during the Soviet invasion, the Red Army planted more than 12 million landmines in Afghanistan.
Hundreds of people are killed, shredded, and maimed each year due to these insidious devices. Following the Soviets came the Taliban, whose control meant women were banned from jobs and universities.
In 2001, the United States overthrew the Taliban, but banditry, tribal rivalries and drug-related violence have left the nation unstable. Suicide bombings are a constant threat, and nobody in Afghanistan is safe.
5. Cameroon
A silent killer lurks beneath the surface of this West African lake. A pocket of magma deep below the lake bed leaks carbon dioxide into the lake above. Under the pressure of 650 feet (200 meters) of water, this carbon dioxide stays dissolved, much like the carbonation in a bottle of soda.
But on the night of August 21, 1986, the water in the lake abruptly turned over, and the now-depressurized carbon dioxide exploded upward like a shaken soft drink. The resulting carbon dioxide cloud rushed downhill, asphyxiating 1,700 people and thousands more animals. In the 15 miles (24 kilometers) of valleys below the lake, almost nothing survived.
Today, pipes are used to siphon carbon dioxide-rich water from the bottom of Lake Nyos. The pipes prevent carbon dioxide buildup, but that doesn’t make Lake Nyos entirely safe, said George Kling, a University of Michigan geochemist who was on the team that originally investigated the 1986 disaster.
