Reuters images of the year 2012 - Disaster

People participate in a vigil for victims behind the theatre where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado July 22, 2012. Residents of a Denver suburb mourned their dead on Sunday from a shooting rampage by a "demonic" gunman who killed 12 people and wounded 58 after opening fire at a cinema showing the new Batman movie. President Barack Obama headed to Aurora, on Sunday to meet families grieving their losses in Friday's mass shooting that has stunned the nation and rekindled debate about guns and violence in America. [Photo/Agencies]

The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia is shown run aground off the coast of Giglio in this Jan 17, 2012 DigitalGlobe handout satellite photo obtained by Reuters Jan 18, 2012. Eleven people are confirmed dead and at least 23 are still missing from more than 4,200 passengers and crew after the Concordia ran aground two hours into a week-long cruise of the western Mediterranean. [Photo/Agencies]