the same thing happened to the people of pharaoh and those who lived before them. they rejected the revelations of god and because of their sins his retribution struck them. god is allpowerful and stern in his retribution.
كدأب آل فرعون والذين من قبلهم كفروا بآيات الله فأخذهم الله بذنوبهم إن الله قوي شديد العقاب