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Nicaragua to get disaster mitigation aid from Russia

27 Jan 2012, Prensa Latina

'Nicaragua is a highly seismic territory and we have to be ready to face such a contingency or others like heavy rain and out-of-season drought caused by climate change,' noted Murillo, Coordinator of the Communication and Citizenship Council...


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    Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters (EMERCOM)
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  • Hyogo Framework for Action
  • HFA Focal Point:
    Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters (EMERCOM)
  • Website:http://mchs.gov.ru/en/
  • Contact:Director, International Cooperation Dept.
  • Phone:+7 495 6263528
Human Exposure
Hazard type Population
exposed
Percentage of population
Cyclone
Drought 5,194,680
Flood 233,320
Landslide 474
 
Earthquake 350,626
Tsunami
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Drought 2003 1,000,000
Flood 1994 775,429
Extreme temp. 1999 725,000
Flood 2002 330,613
Flood 2001 300,000
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Data version: v11.08   *: Including tsunami
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