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10 Natural Disaster |
Number
of people killed
| Disaster |
Date |
Killed |
| Epidemic |
4-Jul-2002 |
444 |
| Wind
Storm |
7-Mar-2004 |
363 |
| Famine |
15-Mar-1992 |
200 |
| Wind
Storm |
13-Jan-1994 |
200 |
| Epidemic |
13-Mar-1999 |
180 |
| Wind
Storm |
24-Jan-1997 |
140 |
| Wind
Storm |
Feb-2000 |
130 |
| Epidemic |
Dec-1999 |
121 |
| Wind
Storm |
20-Dec-1981 |
107 |
| Wind
Storm |
24-Mar-1982 |
100 |
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Number
of people affected
| Disaster |
Date |
Affected |
| Wind
Storm |
14-Feb-1972 |
2,510,056 |
| Drought |
1981 |
1,000,000 |
| Wind
Storm |
7-Mar-2004 |
988,139 |
| Drought |
22-May-1992 |
950,000 |
| Wind
Storm |
Feb-2000 |
736,937 |
| Wind
Storm |
24-Jan-1997 |
600,000 |
| Drought |
2003 |
600,000 |
| Wind
Storm |
13-Jan-1994 |
540,043 |
| Wind
Storm |
9-May-2002 |
526,200 |
| Wind
Storm |
10-Jan-1976 |
508,876 |
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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 |
Oct-1984 |
53 |
| Transport
Accident |
20-Jul-2003 |
45 |
| Transport
Accident |
6-Feb-1991 |
36 |
| Transport
Accident |
18-Jul-1995 |
34 |
| Transport
Accident |
10-May-2001 |
27 |
| Transport
Accident |
11-Jun-2001 |
20 |
| Misc
Accident |
1-Sep-1964 |
0 |
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Number
of people affected
| Disaster |
Date |
Affected |
| Misc
Accident |
1-Sep-1964 |
500 |
| Transport
Accident |
20-Jul-2003 |
38 |
| Transport
Accident |
10-May-2001 |
14 |
| Transport
Accident |
18-Jul-1995 |
5 |
| Transport
Accident |
Oct-1984 |
0 |
| Transport
Accident |
6-Feb-1991 |
0 |
| Transport
Accident |
11-Jun-2001 |
0 |
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