Waves generated by submarine earth movements, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or landslides. source: CRED
2 Sep 2010, Johanniter Intl Assistance
Sulawesi, one of the largest islands of Indonesia is regularly hit by natural disasters like earthquakes, volcano eruptions and floods/ tsunamis. In order to get prepared for emergencies there are some activities on district levels, but not for the broad population...
| Countries | People exposed per year
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| 1 | Indonesia | 5,402,239 | |
| 2 | Japan | 4,497,645 | |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 1,598,546 | |
| 4 | India | 1,114,388 | |
| 5 | Philippines | 894,848 | |
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database |
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