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Sierra Leone
West Africa: Urban surge feeds flooding
14 Sep 2009, IRIN
Recurrent flooding in towns and cities across West Africa is more about people than rains, according to Professor Cheikh Mbow at the Institute of Environmental Sciences at the University of Dakar, who studies the impact of climate variability on urban flood risk...
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Disaster Management Department, Office of National Security - Website:
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- Sierra Leone: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2007-2009)2009, Disaster Mgmnt Dept, Office of Natl Security
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- Sierra Leone: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, Disaster Mgmnt Dept, Office of Natl Security
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Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 0 |  |
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| Drought | 0 | ||
| Flood | 7,988 |  |
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| Landslide | 3,516 |  |
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| Earthquake | 0 | |
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| Tsunami | 0 |  |
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 1996 | 200,000 |  |
| Flood | 2005 | 15,000 | |
| Flood | 2007 | 4,500 | |
| Epidemic | 1999 | 3,094 | |
| Epidemic | 1985 | 3,000 | |
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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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From ISDR System and other DRR actors
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