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10 Natural Disaster |
Number
of people killed
| Disaster |
Date |
Killed |
| Earthquake |
1-Jun-1990 |
40,000 |
| Earthquake |
26-Dec-2003 |
26,796 |
| Earthquake |
16-Sep-1978 |
25,000 |
| Earthquake |
Sep-1962 |
12,000 |
| Earthquake |
31-Aug-1968 |
10,000 |
| Earthquake |
10-Apr-1972 |
5,057 |
| Earthquake |
23-Jan-1909 |
5,000 |
| Earthquake |
1-May-1929 |
3,300 |
| Earthquake |
13-Dec-1957 |
3,000 |
| Earthquake |
6-May-1930 |
2,500 |
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Number
of people affected
| Disaster |
Date |
Affected |
| Drought |
2000 |
37,000,000 |
| Drought |
Jul-2001 |
25,000,000 |
| Flood |
10-Aug-2001 |
1,200,200 |
| Flood |
Jul-1980 |
950,000 |
| Earthquake |
1-Jun-1990 |
710,000 |
| Drought |
1964 |
625,000 |
| Flood |
8-Feb-1993 |
484,728 |
| Earthquake |
7-Apr-1977 |
400,000 |
| Earthquake |
26-Dec-2003 |
305,600 |
| Flood |
12-Aug-2002 |
200,000 |
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10 Technological Disasters
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Number
of people killed
| Disaster |
Date |
Killed |
| Misc
Accident |
21-Aug-1978 |
377 |
| Transport
Accident |
18-Feb-2004 |
300 |
| Transport
Accident |
3-Jul-1988 |
290 |
| Transport
Accident |
19-Feb-2003 |
275 |
| Transport
Accident |
8-Feb-1993 |
134 |
| Transport
Accident |
8-Feb-1994 |
132 |
| Transport
Accident |
21-Jan-1980 |
128 |
| Transport
Accident |
12-Feb-2002 |
117 |
| Transport
Accident |
2-Nov-1986 |
103 |
| Misc
Accident |
18-Aug-1980 |
90 |
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Number
of people affected
| Disaster |
Date |
Affected |
| Transport
Accident |
18-Feb-2004 |
830 |
| Misc
Accident |
6-May-2001 |
287 |
| Misc
Accident |
21-Aug-1978 |
220 |
| Industrial
Accident |
15-Jul-1995 |
200 |
| Misc
Accident |
Nov-1999 |
200 |
| Transport
Accident |
9-Sep-1999 |
115 |
| Transport
Accident |
24-Jun-2004 |
114 |
| Transport
Accident |
10-Feb-2003 |
70 |
| Misc
Accident |
30-Dec-2002 |
50 |
| Transport
Accident |
9-Sep-2000 |
46 |
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