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10 Natural Disaster |
Number
of people killed
| Disaster |
Date |
Killed |
| Extreme
Temperature |
1-Aug-2003 |
14,947 |
| Wind
Storm |
26-Dec-1999 |
92 |
| Slides |
16-Apr-1970 |
72 |
| Wind
Storm |
Jan-1990 |
66 |
| Wind
Storm |
22-Sep-1992 |
47 |
| Earthquake |
11-Jun-1909 |
46 |
| Slides |
10-Feb-1970 |
42 |
| Flood |
12-Nov-1999 |
36 |
| Flood |
30-Sep-1958 |
35 |
| Flood |
8-Jul-1977 |
26 |
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Number
of people affected
| Disaster |
Date |
Affected |
| Wind
Storm |
26-Dec-1999 |
3,400,011 |
| Wind
Storm |
30-May-1999 |
100,020 |
| Flood |
2-Dec-2003 |
27,000 |
| Flood |
8-Jul-1977 |
25,000 |
| Extreme
Temperature |
4-Jan-1997 |
10,000 |
| Flood |
20-Mar-2001 |
8,100 |
| Flood |
6-Apr-2001 |
7,371 |
| Flood |
28-May-1983 |
3,500 |
| Wild
Fires |
28-Jul-2003 |
3,004 |
| Flood |
17-Jan-1995 |
3,000 |
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10 Technological Disasters
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Number
of people killed
| Disaster |
Date |
Killed |
| Industrial
Accident |
10-Mar-1906 |
1,060 |
| Misc
Accident |
Dec-1923 |
600 |
| Transport
Accident |
12-Dec-1917 |
543 |
| Transport
Accident |
14-Jun-1931 |
500 |
| Misc
Accident |
2-Dec-1959 |
412 |
| Transport
Accident |
3-Mar-1974 |
346 |
| Transport
Accident |
23-Dec-1933 |
230 |
| Transport
Accident |
1-Dec-1981 |
180 |
| Misc
Accident |
1-Nov-1970 |
144 |
| Transport
Accident |
11-Jul-1973 |
123 |
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Number
of people affected
| Disaster |
Date |
Affected |
| Industrial
Accident |
21-Sep-2001 |
17,442 |
| Misc
Accident |
2-Dec-1959 |
6,000 |
| Industrial
Accident |
15-Jun-1991 |
2,507 |
| Industrial
Accident |
3-Nov-1983 |
1,000 |
| Misc
Accident |
5-May-1992 |
625 |
| Transport
Accident |
23-Dec-1933 |
300 |
| Misc
Accident |
10-Jan-2001 |
240 |
| Transport
Accident |
3-Aug-1985 |
165 |
| Transport
Accident |
16-Jun-1972 |
111 |
| Industrial
Accident |
25-Feb-1985 |
103 |
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