13 Oct 2011, UNESCO
'Despite these occasional problems, Exercise IOWave11 has achieved its goal of evaluating the state of readiness of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in responding to a potentially destructive tsunami,' said Wendy Watson-Wright, Executive Secretary of UNESCO-IOC...
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population ![]() |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 93,437 | ||
| Drought | |||
| Flood | |||
| Landslide | 13,500 | ||
| Earthquake | |||
| Tsunami | |||
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epidemic | 2005 | 157,000 | |
| Storm | 1980 | 7,000 | |
| Storm | 1989 | 6,261 | |
| Storm | 1987 | 4,000 | |
| Storm | 2002 | 3,100 | |
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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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