The FWI's worst modern tragedy came in 1902 when the sophisticated city of Saint-Pierre was totally destroyed by the eruption of Mount Pel??e.
The FWI's biggest tragedy came in 1902.
In the 5 km (3 miles) between her tributaries, the Ganga inscribes a crescent, turning north, as it is suggested, for one last gesture of farewell to her sacred home in the Himalayas before descending east towards the Bay of Bengal.