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Expertos de Honduras, EEUU y Puerto Rico refuerzan cooperación ante desastres

19 Jul 2011, Orlando Sentinel

Se realiza en Honduras un foro de tres días  que tiene como objetivo reforzar la cooperación para enfrentar desastres naturales y brindar ayuda humanitaria, el foro fue iniciado por expertos civiles y militares de Honduras, Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico, segun EFE...


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Human Exposure
Hazard type Population
exposed
Percentage of population
Cyclone 388,670
Drought 62,017
Flood 594
Landslide 1,020
 
Earthquake 7,159
Tsunami 49,174
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Storm 1995 98,000
Storm 1996 57,315
Flood 2001 9,480
Storm 2004 3,500
Flood 2003 2,405
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Data version: v11.08   *: Including tsunami
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