• from deadly tsunami-prone locations toareas with an overabundance of crime, we count 15 places on earth you are most likely toget killed in 15 - sana'a - yemen,• one of the most politically unstable places in the world, both britain and america advisingcitizens to vacate the country due to terrorism fears• their capital city of sana'a, 7,500 feet
how to deter snakes from house, about sea level, is surprisingly interestingto visit, even if it's also known as one of the most dangerous places to live, ever• a lot of the buildings are tetris-style geometric blocks stacked on top of each other,especially the old city district full of beautifully designed buildings that harken back to thedays when you weren't murdered constantly
14 - cape town - south africa,• this place isn't so bad, except due to poverty and social turmoil the crime rateis atrociously high from desperate people • like yemen, this place attracts touristsfor its beauty - but you are actually allowed to visit cape town, they just advise you don'ttravel alone and that you avoid the more notoriously dangerous districts13 - grand canyon - arizona, • you might not think it's a dangerous placebecause of what a tourist hotspot it is, but don't be fooled - all it takes is one wrongstep and death is certain • at least, most of the time it is - a 21-year-oldwas driving across the edge when he accidentally plummeted off the cliff, but luckily he wassaved by a tree that slowed his fall near
the bottom• for others, the falls are intentional - the grand canyon is known to be the nation'ssecond-highest location for suicide 12 - danakil desert - ethiopia,• all foreign offices will advise you never to visit this desert, mainly due to a borderconflict with eritrea and the risk of getting kidnapped• the desert itself is also known for extreme temperature and strange landscapes, with thedanakil depression known as a giant deep basin filled with volcanoes• this area was described by the national geographic as among the cruellest places onearth 11 - naples - italy,• over 650,000 people live in this deathtrap,
surrounded by volcanoes on all sides - witha single eruption forcing the evacuation of more than a million people from the surroundingarea • not even 2000 years ago, one of the nearbyvolcanoes exploded, destroying the ancient cities of pompeii and herculaneum, with 50subsequent volcano eruptions since • the nearby mediterranean sea hosts a resortisland known as ischia - an eruption there would affect naples and might even be worsethan the explosion 2000 years ago 10 - maceio - brazil,• known to some as "murder central", this capital of the alagoas state sees 135 murdersfor each 100,000 citizens per year • it even tops rio de janeiro which is itselfknown for the slums and back alleyways
• while most would assume the amazon rainforestto be the most dangerous part of brazil, the populated areas aren't exactly friendly either9 - baghdad - iraq, • this one should be fairly obvious if you'rekeeping up with the news - frequent bombing, gunfire and unspeakable violence• most travel agents will warn you about travelling here, but if you absolutely mustfor a good reason, you should be aware that terrorism isn't easy to predict• in 2012, baghdad was listed as one of the least hospitable places in the world tolive, with mercer ranking it as the worst of 221 major cities when it comes to quality-of-life8 - huntington ravine headwall - new hampshire, • this place was formed by glaciers overthousands of years, nowadays extremely susceptible
to avalanches and icefalls• if you decide to go hiking up the winding trail, just bear in mind the cold weatherdangers and how easy it is to lose your footing • one hiker actually slipped 200 feet intoa boulder field suffering head injuries, but was saved by local mountain club members7 - southern tunisia, • a desert land that isn't restricted, butheavily advised against due to the threat of terrorism - you may still want to visitthough, because of how iconic it is • parts of tunisia, particularly the chottel jerid salt flats were actually used in the star wars films, primarily shots for lukeskywalker's home of tatooine • thankfully these flats and the canyonfrom the sand raider attack fall just outside
the exclusion zone6 - guatemala, • this among a number of other countriesin central america get hit by a series of natural disasters, including hurricanes, mudslidesand earthquakes • in 1976, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake killedmore than 23,000 people in guatemala alone • and again in 2005, the remnants of hurricanestan caused over 900 mudslides in the area, swallowing entire villagers and everyone wholived there off the face of the 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 stateswouldn't even consider entering into relations
with that whole country, but it's only recentlythat advisers were sent to the city of mogadishu to assist locals in rebelling against themilitants • travel to these regions is still risky4 - istanbul - turkey, • a disaster waiting to happen, 12 millionresidents in istanbul living atop the north anatolian fault, also known as earthquakecentral • in 1999 a 7.6 magnitude earthquake decimatedthe 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 percentchance
3 - chihuahua - mexico,• this city is one of the most notorious for drug-related crimes, especially when itcomes to cocaine smuggling into the united states• drug cartels have the area under the thumb, with firefights common in the streets andviolence everywhere • the crime got so bad that law enforcementactually had to enact operation chihuahua to conduct anti-drug operations, which, ifreports are to be believed, have seen a positive and noticeable reduction in crime2 - java and sumatra - indonesia, • natural disasters are incredibly commonhere, including floods, droughts, earthquakes, landslides volcanoes and tsunamis• one particular tsunami in 2004 killed
over 227,000 people following a magnitude9.1 earthquake caused an enormous wave to hit the shore• for the last 100 years, there have been droughts, volcano eruptions and earthquakesgalore - 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 violentcities on earth
• the homicide rate exceeds 170 per 100,000people, with arms trafficking and illegal firearms everywhere• some blame the deportation of los angeles gangs from the 1990s, including mara salvatruchaand the 18th street gang, as the major cause of this violence
