8 Mar 2010, SDC, Switzerland - gov
On the occasion of the International Women's Day the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA) highlights womens' roles in delivering projects before, during and after disasters in Haiti and Chad...
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population ![]() |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 0 | ||
| Drought | 58,075 | ||
| Flood | 33,570 | ||
| Landslide | 48 | ||
| Earthquake | 0 | ||
| Tsunami | 0 | ||
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 2001 | 800,000 | |
| Drought | 1997 | 356,000 | |
| Drought | 1993 | 300,000 | |
| Flood | 2001 | 175,763 | |
| Flood | 1999 | 173,506 | |
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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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