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UNESCO Member States in the Indian Ocean to test tsunami warning system

6 Oct 2009, UN News Centre

18 countries around the Indian Ocean Rim will participate in an ocean-wide tsunami exercise on 14 October to coincide with World Disaster Reduction Day. The exercise will for the first time test and evaluate the effectiveness of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWS)...


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Human Exposure
Hazard type Population
exposed
Percentage of population
Cyclone 0
Drought 128,431
Flood 1,622
Landslide 8
 
Earthquake 0
Tsunami 5,565
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Storm 2007 20,000
Storm 2002 83
Storm 1981 0
Storm 2003 0
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Data version: v11.08   *: Including tsunami
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