5 Oct 2007
Dedicated to communicating lessons of past disasters: Professor Yoshiaki Kawata and Mr Tony Gibbs...
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population ![]() |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 0 | ||
| Drought | 2,940,950 | ||
| Flood | 134,718 | ||
| Landslide | 1,062 | ||
| Earthquake | 301,095 | ||
| Tsunami | 636 | ||
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 1983 | 5,830,000 | |
| Flood | 1988 | 4,600,000 | |
| Flood | 1985 | 1,000,000 | |
| Flood | 1998 | 360,000 | |
| Flood | 1983 | 250,000 | |
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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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