3 Feb 2012, IOL
'The [drought] season will come earlier and last longer than usual. This will leave the Sahel hugely reliant on food imports, which will have to be acquired at sky-high prices. This could spell disaster for millions of people whose food needs will rise as their purchasing power plummets'...
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population ![]() |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | |||
| Drought | 2,844,810 | ||
| Flood | 23,427 | ||
| Landslide | 42 | ||
| Earthquake | |||
| Tsunami | |||
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 1983 | 12,500,000 | |
| Flood | 1991 | 2,000,000 | |
| Flood | 1995 | 700,000 | |
| Flood | 2007 | 332,600 | |
| Flood | 1999 | 324,602 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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