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Mauritius
UNESCO Member States in the Indian Ocean to test tsunami warning system
6 Oct 2009, UN News Centre
18 countries around the Indian Ocean Rim will participate in an ocean-wide tsunami exercise on 14 October to coincide with World Disaster Reduction Day. The exercise will for the first time test and evaluate the effectiveness of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWS)...
National Platform
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Mauritius Meteorological Service (MMS) - Website:http://metservice.intnet.mu/
- Phone:+230 6965626
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Mauritius: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2007-2009)2009, MMS, Mauritius - gov
- Mauritius: National Report on the implementation of the HFA (2007)2007, Mauritius - gov
- Other Development Reports
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 244,516 |      |
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| Drought | 55,275 |  |
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| Flood | 0 | ||
| Landslide | 2,380 |  |
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| Earthquake | 0 |  |
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| Tsunami | 10,051 |  |
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Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm | 1982 | 32,000 |  |
| Storm | 1991 | 7,500 | |
| Storm | 1989 | 4,507 | |
| Epidemic | 2006 | 2,553 | |
| Storm | 1994 | 2,300 | |
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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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