If you left your coins on btc-e for storage, you are a fool they have always had the reputation as the exchange that could disappear any day. They were the first exchange I bought coins from in 2012, but being around the longest is seldom any reason to trust them in bitcoinland.
Totally agree, it was expected. If you live in bitcoinland, you need to put some effort to build your local environment for cold storage...
I disagree on this, BTC-e is a fraudulent trading platform, however, before it is exposed, it is one of the best trading floors in the world, so many users Using it is a normal thing.