68% of India’s land is prone to drought, 60% to earthquakes, 12% to floods and 8% to cyclones, which makes our country one of the most disaster prone countries in the world, according to statistics. But the question that come up is in a country where less than 50% of our cities have storm water drainage facilities, are we ready for major calamities
Top five countries with most disasters (2005-2014)
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Country |
No. of all disasters |
Total damage ($ billion) |
|---|---|---|
China |
286 |
265 |
USA |
212 |
443 |
Philippines |
181 |
16 |
India |
167 |
47
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Percentage of deaths by income group for all natural hazards (1996-2015)
Top five countries with most disasters (2005-2014)
Name of event |
Year |
Area |
Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
Floods/Landslides |
2013 |
Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh |
4094 |
Cloudburst |
2010 |
Leh, Ladakh in J&K |
257 |
Tsunami |
2004 |
Coastline of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India |
10,749 deaths 2.79 million people affected |
Heat Wave |
2002 |
Southern part of the country (Andhra Pradesh) |
More than 1000
|
Earthquake |
2001 |
Rapar, Bhuj, Bhachau, Anjar, Ahmedabad and Surat in Gujarat State |
13,805 deaths, 6.3 million people affected |
Super Cyclone |
1999 |
Orissa |
Over 10,000 deaths |
Drought |
1972 |
Large parts of the country |
200 million people affected |
Source: NDMA, UISDR EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database, IMD Report