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Worldwide disasters
Total number of reported disasters 1999 to 2008 |
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7,191 |
Worldwide disasters in 2008
| Type |
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Number |
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| Natural disasters |
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| Droughts/food insecurity |
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15 |
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Earthquakes/tsunamis |
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21 |
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Extreme temperatures |
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8 |
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Floods |
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158 |
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Forest/scrub fires |
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4 |
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Landslides and dry mass movement |
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3 |
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Mudslides and wet mass movement |
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12 |
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Volcanic eruptions |
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6 |
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Windstorms |
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99 |
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Industrial disasters |
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Miscellaneous accidents |
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30 |
People and worldwide disasters in 2008
Total number of people reported affected |
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213,996,000 |
Total number of people killed |
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225,842 1 |
People affcted by worldwide disasters in 2008
| Type |
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Number |
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| Natural disasters |
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Droughts/food insecurity |
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28,73,000 |
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Earthquakes/tsunamis |
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47,223,000 |
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Extreme temperatures |
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79,171,000 |
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Floods |
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43,014,000 |
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Forest/scrub fires |
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59,000 |
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Landslides and dry mass movement |
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1,000 |
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Mudslides and wet mass movement |
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5,000 |
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Volcanic eruptions |
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127,000 |
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Windstorms |
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15,627,000 |
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Industrial disasters |
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Industrial accidents |
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14,000 |
Miscellaneous accidents |
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21,000 |
Transport accidents |
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4,000 |
Facts on disasters in 2008
Sichuan earthquake - number of people affected |
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46,000,000 |
'Food insecure' Zimbabweans at start of 2009 |
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6,000,000 |
Number of Ethiopians who need emergency food aid |
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5,000,000 |
Number of active volcanoes in the world |
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1,511 |
Proportion of world's population living near an active volcano |
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10% |
Proportion of world's malaria cases occurring in sub-Saharan Africa |
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90% |
Proportion of Cambodian population living within flood distance of Mekong river |
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80% |
Proportion of Cambodian population living within flood distance of Mekong river |
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6 |
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