13 May 2013, Univ of Southampton, the
The study suggests that the risk from undersea earthquakes and associated tsunami in this area of the Western Indian Ocean has been previously underestimated. The results highlight the need for further investigation of pre-historic earthquakes and should be fed into hazard assessment and planning for the region...
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 2010 | 18,102,327 | |
| Flood | 2005 | 7,000,450 | |
| Flood | 1992 | 6,655,450 | |
| Flood | 1992 | 6,184,418 | |
| Earthquake* | 2005 | 5,128,309 | |
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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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Pakistan: composite hazard mapFeb 2007, OCHA ROAP
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