10 May 2013, AlertNet
'It’s really a great honour for me to participate in this event,' says Hengmeang, 'When I get the chance, I will tell everyone that child participation in disaster preparedness is vital because hundreds of children are drowned by floods every year. Children are the most vulnerable people during any disasters'...
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 1994 | 5,000,000 | |
| Flood | 2000 | 3,448,053 | |
| Flood | 2001 | 1,669,182 | |
| Flood | 2002 | 1,470,000 | |
| Flood | 1996 | 1,300,000 | |
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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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