27 Jul 2009, Munich Re
The natural catastrophe figures for the first six months of 2009 were marked by heavy losses due to severe weather in areas with a high insurance density. Insured losses were US$ 11bn, somewhat above the average for the same period in the past ten years...
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population ![]() |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 0 | ||
| Drought | 2,804,320 | ||
| Flood | 92,119 | ||
| Landslide | 780 | ||
| Earthquake | 375,865 | ||
| Tsunami | 0 | ||
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 2002 | 330,108 | |
| Flood | 1993 | 100,000 | |
| Flood | 1999 | 100,000 | |
| Storm | 1995 | 30,000 | |
| Flood | 1997 | 5,200 | |
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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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