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10 Natural Disaster |
Number
of people killed
| Disaster |
Date |
Killed |
| Drought |
1967 |
600 |
| Wild Fires |
16-Feb-1983 |
75 |
| Wild Fires |
1939 |
71 |
| Flood |
Feb-1955 |
70 |
| Wind Storm |
25-Dec-1974 |
65 |
| Wild Fires |
7-Feb-1967 |
62 |
| Wild Fires |
1944 |
49 |
| Flood |
9-Nov-1984 |
36 |
| Flood |
9-Feb-1971 |
27 |
| Wind Storm |
18-Jan-1985 |
27 |
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Number
of people affected
| Disaster |
Date |
Affected |
| Extreme Temperature |
Feb-1993 |
3,000,500 |
| Wind Storm |
7-Nov-1994 |
2,500,104 |
| Drought |
1992 |
1,750,000 |
| Drought |
1993 |
1,750,000 |
| Drought |
1994 |
1,750,000 |
| Drought |
Oct-1995 |
1,750,000 |
| Extreme Temperature |
Dec-1994 |
1,000,034 |
| Extreme Temperature |
Nov-1995 |
500,100 |
| Wind Storm |
31-Aug-1996 |
450,220 |
| Wind Storm |
Dec-1995 |
400,045 |
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| Source : OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database / Nov-3-2004 - Data version: v09.04 |
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| Source: EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster
Database, http://www.em-dat.net/ - Université catholique
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10 Technological Disasters
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Number
of people killed
| Disaster |
Date |
Killed |
| Transport Accident |
8-Dec-2000 |
163 |
| Transport Accident |
19-Jan-1977 |
83 |
| Transport Accident |
22-Dec-1989 |
40 |
| Transport Accident |
27-Mar-1942 |
27 |
| Transport Accident |
1-Aug-1991 |
27 |
| Transport Accident |
18-Mar-1990 |
26 |
| Misc Accident |
16-Mar-1990 |
25 |
| Transport Accident |
20-Oct-1989 |
20 |
| Misc Accident |
Jan-1981 |
19 |
| Transport Accident |
25-Oct-1938 |
18 |
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Number
of people affected
| Disaster |
Date |
Affected |
| Industrial Accident |
3-Apr-1990 |
2,000 |
| Misc Accident |
Apr-1996 |
96 |
| Transport Accident |
19-Jan-1977 |
91 |
| Transport Accident |
13-Jun-1996 |
60 |
| Transport Accident |
2-Dec-1999 |
51 |
| Transport Accident |
Oct-1994 |
39 |
| Misc Accident |
25-Jan-1975 |
36 |
| Misc Accident |
23-Jun-2000 |
9 |
| Transport Accident |
19-Oct-1934 |
0 |
| Transport Accident |
25-Oct-1938 |
0 |
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| Source : OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database / Nov-3-2004 - Data version: v09.04 |
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