While I don’t claim to know the reason why things happen, perhaps we can look at what happened and where, and see what we (or even gentiles) did wrong there. So say for example if millions of computers were suddenly infected with a strong virus, I would assume we could or should take some mussar about how to properly use our computers.
Similarly, one can draw a parallel between the place where pritzus at it’s worst is on constant public display, and the place that always seems to get destroyed any time a major storm comes around. The Beach.