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10 Natural Disaster |
Number of people killed
| Disaster |
Date |
Killed |
| Flood |
26-Sep-1987 |
506 |
| Flood |
26-Dec-1995 |
207 |
| Epidemic |
19-Aug-2000 |
181 |
| Flood |
Jan-1981 |
104 |
| Flood |
26-Jan-2000 |
103 |
| Epidemic |
1-Jan-2002 |
72 |
| Wind Storm |
30-Jan-1984 |
64 |
| Flood |
May-1959 |
51 |
| Wind Storm |
Nov-1952 |
35 |
| Slides |
28-Nov-1996 |
34 |
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Number of people affected
| Disaster |
Date |
Affected |
| Drought |
Jan-2004 |
4,000,000 |
| Famine |
1988 |
1,350,000 |
| Famine |
1988 |
1,320,000 |
| Famine |
1986 |
1,200,000 |
| Famine |
1986 |
850,000 |
| Wind Storm |
30-Jan-1984 |
500,000 |
| Drought |
1995 |
300,000 |
| Wind Storm |
17-Jul-2002 |
100,000 |
| Epidemic |
19-Aug-2000 |
86,107 |
| Flood |
26-Sep-1987 |
65,000 |
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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
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 |
| Industrial Accident |
21-Jan-1960 |
417 |
| Industrial Accident |
16-Sep-1986 |
177 |
| Industrial Accident |
Apr-1987 |
129 |
| Industrial Accident |
11-May-1995 |
104 |
| Transport Accident |
5-Oct-1965 |
90 |
| Misc Accident |
22-Feb-1994 |
77 |
| Industrial Accident |
3-Sep-1983 |
63 |
| Transport Accident |
8-Mar-1994 |
63 |
| Industrial Accident |
31-Aug-1987 |
62 |
| Transport Accident |
2-Jul-1989 |
56 |
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Number of people affected
| Disaster |
Date |
Affected |
| Misc Accident |
26-Nov-2000 |
6,500 |
| Industrial Accident |
25-Jan-2003 |
1,340 |
| Transport Accident |
4-Aug-1991 |
580 |
| Misc Accident |
22-Feb-1994 |
472 |
| Industrial Accident |
21-Jan-1960 |
437 |
| Transport Accident |
8-Mar-1994 |
370 |
| Industrial Accident |
16-Sep-1986 |
235 |
| Transport Accident |
13-Jul-2005 |
162 |
| Misc Accident |
11-Apr-2001 |
160 |
| Transport Accident |
17-Feb-1969 |
150 |
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| Source : OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database / Nov-3-2005 - Data version: v05.10 |
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