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10 Natural Disaster |
Number
of people killed
| Disaster |
Date |
Killed |
| Wave / Surge |
26-Dec-2004 |
35,399 |
| Wind Storm |
24-Nov-1978 |
740 |
| Flood |
30-May-1989 |
325 |
| Flood |
17-May-2003 |
235 |
| Wind Storm |
22-Dec-1964 |
206 |
| Wind Storm |
25-Dec-1957 |
200 |
| Slides |
8-Oct-1993 |
65 |
| Flood |
25-Dec-1969 |
62 |
| Epidemic |
Nov-1987 |
53 |
| Flood |
24-May-1984 |
45 |
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Number
of people affected
| Disaster |
Date |
Affected |
| Drought |
1987 |
2,200,000 |
| Drought |
1982 |
2,000,000 |
| Drought |
1983 |
1,800,000 |
| Flood |
Dec-1983 |
1,250,000 |
| Wave / Surge |
26-Dec-2004 |
1,019,306 |
| Wind Storm |
24-Nov-1978 |
1,005,000 |
| Flood |
25-Dec-1969 |
1,000,000 |
| Drought |
Aug-2001 |
1,000,000 |
| Drought |
Mar-1989 |
806,000 |
| Flood |
17-May-2003 |
695,000 |
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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 |
| Transport Accident |
4-Dec-1974 |
191 |
| Transport Accident |
20-Feb-1997 |
130 |
| Transport Accident |
13-Sep-1995 |
75 |
| Transport Accident |
25-Jan-1993 |
60 |
| Transport Accident |
29-Sep-1998 |
55 |
| Transport Accident |
17-Jan-1989 |
52 |
| Transport Accident |
28-Apr-1995 |
45 |
| Transport Accident |
30-Mar-2000 |
40 |
| Misc Accident |
20-Apr-1986 |
39 |
| Transport Accident |
27-Apr-2005 |
33 |
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Number
of people affected
| Disaster |
Date |
Affected |
| Misc Accident |
20-Apr-1986 |
48,000 |
| Transport Accident |
13-Jan-2002 |
100 |
| Transport Accident |
24-Aug-1997 |
58 |
| Transport Accident |
3-Sep-1996 |
40 |
| Transport Accident |
18-Aug-2001 |
40 |
| Transport Accident |
27-Apr-2005 |
30 |
| Transport Accident |
4-Dec-1974 |
0 |
| Transport Accident |
3-May-1986 |
0 |
| Transport Accident |
22-Oct-1987 |
0 |
| Transport Accident |
17-Jan-1989 |
0 |
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| Source : OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database / Nov-3-2005 - Data version: v05.10 |
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