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Guam: Homeland Security encourages public to 'resolve to be ready in 2012', before disaster strikes
9 Jan 2012, PNC
'Being prepared before a disaster strikes is key. My hope in 2012 is that our island people become more self reliant because too often I've seen people fall victims of a disaster solely because they weren't prepared'...
National Platform
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm | 2002 | 11,100 |  |
| Storm | 1997 | 6,420 | |
| Storm | 1992 | 5,542 | |
| Storm | 2002 | 4,044 | |
| Storm | 1987 | 502 | |
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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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Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 68,581 |      |
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| Drought | |||
| Flood | |||
| Landslide | 0 |  |
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| Earthquake | 26,678 |     |
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| Tsunami |  |
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Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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- Consultant - Disaster risk reduction education - Technical writer, education resources & training materialVanuatu (Port Vila), Save the Children AUS
- Head of technical servicesAustralia (Melbourne, Victoria), Save the Children AUS
- Environmental specialistFiji (Suva), WHO
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