17 Apr 2013, GHS
The annual drill enhances earthquake preparedness in schools located in high earthquake risk zones in India, and marks the anniversary of the great Kangra earthquake, which killed more than 19,000 people in 1905. Schools in Bhutan and Myanmar also participated...
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm | 2008 | 2,420,000 | |
| Flood | 1991 | 359,976 | |
| Storm | 2010 | 260,000 | |
| Mass Movement Wet | 2010 | 145,000 | |
| Flood | 1997 | 137,418 | |
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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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Resilient development planning in Myanmar: an overview - participant's handbook2013, ADPC; MNPED, Myanmar - gov
Disaster risk reduction in school curricula: case studies from thirty countries2012, UNICEF; UNESCO
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.