Reuters images of the year 2012 - Disaster

Vacationers bask in front of the wreckage of capsized cruise liner Costa Concordia near the harbor of Giglio Porto, Portugal, June 20, 2012. The salvage operation to move the capsized Costa Concordia away from the island of Giglio, where it ran aground three months ago, will begin in June. [Photo/Agencies]

Some of the hundreds of totally destroyed homes are seen in the aftermath of the Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado Springs, Colorado June 28, 2012. Cooler temperatures and lighter winds helped firefighters on Thursday in the battle against the fire, which has destroyed hundreds of homes and forced more than 35,000 people to flee. [Photo/Agencies]