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Disasters kill more in 2008 than in tsunami: UN
Geneva (AFP) Oct 8, 2008 More people died from natural disasters in the first six months of 2008 than in the Asian tsunami of 2004 due mainly to the earthquake in China and cyclone in Myanmar, the United Nations said Wednesday. "2008 is a terrible year. There have already been more victims than in the tsunami," said Salvator Briceno, head of the UN's disaster management agency (ISDR). More than 230,000 people lost their lives from disasters and another 130 million were affected, he said on the occasion of the International Day for Disaster Reduction. Cyclone Nargis which hit Mynamar in May is estimated to have killed around 138,000 people while the earthquake in south-west China's Sichuan province left a death toll of 87,500. Record floods in India as well as a devastating hurricane season in the Caribbeans also all contributed to the grim statistics. The UN estimates the economic cost of natural disasters for the first half of this year at 35 billion dollars (26 billion euros), up from an average of 15 billion dollars for the same period over the past ten years. Related Links Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters A world of storm and tempest When the Earth Quakes
Algerian troops start flood clear-up operation
Alger (AFP) Oct 6, 2008Algeria's army deployed hundreds of soldiers to the flood-stricken southern Ghardaia region to start a clear-up operation, an army spokesman said Monday. |
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