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10 Natural Disaster |
Number
of people killed
| Disaster |
Date |
Killed |
| Wave / Surge |
26-Dec-2004 |
165,708 |
| Earthquake |
21-Jan-1917 |
15,000 |
| Drought |
1966 |
8,000 |
| Volcano |
1909 |
5,500 |
| Volcano |
May-1919 |
5,000 |
| Earthquake |
12-Dec-1992 |
2,500 |
| Earthquake |
28-Mar-2005 |
1,659 |
| Wind Storm |
Jun-1973 |
1,650 |
| Volcano |
3-Jan-1963 |
1,584 |
| Volcano |
1930 |
1,369 |
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Number
of people affected
| Disaster |
Date |
Affected |
| Wild Fires |
Oct-1994 |
3,000,000 |
| Drought |
1972 |
1,750,000 |
| Drought |
9-Apr-1973 |
1,750,000 |
| Drought |
1998 |
1,065,000 |
| Flood |
9-Feb-1996 |
556,000 |
| Wave / Surge |
26-Dec-2004 |
532,898 |
| Flood |
14-Mar-1966 |
524,100 |
| Epidemic |
1-Jan-1986 |
500,000 |
| Earthquake |
14-Jul-1976 |
454,755 |
| Flood |
Dec-1983 |
410,497 |
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| Source : OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database / Nov-3-2005 - Data version: v05.10 |
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| Source: EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster
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10 Technological Disasters
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Number
of people killed
| Disaster |
Date |
Killed |
| Transport Accident |
29-Jun-2000 |
500 |
| Transport Accident |
25-Jan-1981 |
431 |
| Transport Accident |
19-Oct-2001 |
370 |
| Transport Accident |
18-Oct-1999 |
361 |
| Transport Accident |
20-Jan-1996 |
338 |
| Transport Accident |
6-Feb-1999 |
313 |
| Transport Accident |
26-Sep-1997 |
234 |
| Misc Accident |
1-Dec-1967 |
200 |
| Transport Accident |
28-May-1988 |
200 |
| Transport Accident |
19-Oct-1987 |
153 |
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Number
of people affected
| Disaster |
Date |
Affected |
| Misc Accident |
18-Aug-1981 |
36,500 |
| Misc Accident |
10-Feb-1998 |
25,000 |
| Industrial Accident |
29-Oct-1984 |
7,600 |
| Misc Accident |
26-Jul-2004 |
2,500 |
| Transport Accident |
7-Feb-1998 |
601 |
| Industrial Accident |
25-Oct-1995 |
500 |
| Misc Accident |
9-Jul-2002 |
500 |
| Transport Accident |
19-Oct-1987 |
300 |
| Misc Accident |
2-Jun-1997 |
200 |
| Misc Accident |
20-Apr-1982 |
130 |
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| Source : OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database / Nov-3-2005 - Data version: v05.10 |
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