12 Oct 2009, IRIN
European Commission representation in Afghanistan has committed 2.5 million Euros for 'the sustainable protection and economic and equitable management of water and land resources across the northeastern Panj-Amu river Basin'...
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population ![]() |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 0 | ||
| Drought | 2,794,130 | ||
| Flood | 44,234 | ||
| Landslide | 4 | ||
| Earthquake | 670,216 | ||
| Tsunami | 0 | ||
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 2000 | 600,000 | |
| Earthquake* | 1992 | 50,000 | |
| Flood | 2005 | 1,500 | |
| Mass mov. dry | 1992 | 400 | |
| Epidemic | 1998 | 148 | |
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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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