11 Mar 2010, Maui Weekly
The County of Maui Civil Defence Agency is encouraging residents to participate in a public survey to help the County improve the existing planning and preparedness strategy and play a greater role in seeking federal funding for mitigation actions...
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population ![]() |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 3,573,351 | ||
| Drought | 26,055,000 | ||
| Flood | 390,594 | ||
| Landslide | 4,384 | ||
| Earthquake | 4,618,586 | ||
| Tsunami | 528,017 | ||
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 2008 | 11,000,000 | |
| Storm | 2004 | 5,000,000 | |
| Storm | 1999 | 3,000,010 | |
| Storm | 2008 | 2,100,000 | |
| Storm | 1985 | 1,000,000 | |
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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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