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 Copyright Ryan Goebel

Bhutan: Mock earthquake exercise in schools

4 September 2008

'Bhutan is one of the seismically active regions in the world and education and awareness on disaster management and preparedness in school is crucial' said Mahesh Nakarmi, emergency management expert....


 
Top 10 Natural Disaster reported
Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Storm 1994 65,000
Flood 2000 1,000
Flood 1994 600
Epidemic 1992 494
Epidemic 1985 247
Wildfire 1999 0
Flood 2004 0
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Data version: v11.08
*: Including tsunami
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