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Asia, the region most hit by natural disasters in 2014
China
Canada
Japan
United States
Philippines
Mexico
Russian Federation
Papua New Guinea
Guatemala
Honduras Nicaragua
UK
Cambodia Vietnam
Nepal
Belarus
Tajikistan
Malaysia
Pakistan Afghanistan
Hungary
Serbia
Thailand
Slovenia Croatia Italy
Colombia
Bangladesh Myanmar
Azerbaidjan
Macedonia
Australia
Indonesia
Bosnia
Peru
Iran
Morocco
India
Bolivia
Sri Lanka
Niger
Sudan
Brazil
57 000
Paraguay
Somalia
Chile
Nigeria
Argentina
Burkina Faso
Kenya
People affected by natural disasters* Thousands, 2014
20 000
Tanzania
10 000
Madagascar
Do natural disasters kill the poorest? People killed in each income group, 1994–2013 474 000 441 000
Mozambique
1 000
South Africa
100
* Includes droughts, floods, wildfire, storms, extreme temperatures and landslides Countries in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region Countries by income groups Low income Lower middle income Upper middle income High income
252 000
182 000
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by ICIMOD, CICERO or GRID-Arendal.
Source: Guha-Sapir, D; Below, R, Hoyois, Ph (nd) EM-DAT: International disaster database ; Brussels: Université Catholique de Louvain. www.emdat.be
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