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On 26 December 2004, a massive earthquake followed by a tsunami affected fourteen nations with Indonesia worst affected. The tsunami killed a total of approximately 230,000 people. [9] A major earthquake in Yogyakarta on 27 May 2006 killed 5,716 people. [10]
Natural disasters in Indonesia can usefully be divided into major disasters, medium level disasters, and lesser disasters which although causing less damage are very common across Indonesia. These can conveniently be considered as macro, mezzo, and micro events. Policies to respond deal with each of these different types of disasters.
(Top) 1 List of lists. 2 See ... List of disasters in Indonesia; List of earthquakes in Indonesia; List of natural disasters in Indonesia; See also. List of volcanoes ...
On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history. According to United Nations estimates, more than 220,000 people were killed ...
Days of torrential rain have brought floods and landslides in Indonesia's province of West Sumatra, forcing the evacuation of more than 70,000 people, while killing at least 19, with seven going ...
United States 1901 6. 5,000–10,000 1988–1990 North American drought: United States 1988 7. 3,951 2019 European heatwaves: Europe 2019 8. 3,418 [53] 2006 European heatwave: 2006 9. 2,541 [53] 1998 Indian heat wave India: 1998 10. 2,500 2015 Indian heat wave: 2015
The third-costliest disaster on the NCEI list is 2022 Hurricane Ian at $119.6 billion, adjusted for CPI. The lower bound at the 95% confidence interval is $83 billion while the upper bound is $155 ...
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