A look at the growing number of natural disasters around the world
Heavy rains triggered flash floods in parts of Himachal Pradesh and the Jammu region on July 12, disrupting normal life. Flood swept away buildings and cars at tourist spots. In the first twenty years of this century, natural disasters killed 60,000 people on average per year.
Heavy rains triggered flash floods in parts of Himachal Pradesh and the Jammu region on July 12, disrupting normal life. Flood swept away buildings and cars at tourist spots. In the first twenty years of this century, natural disasters killed 60,000 people on average per year. In the wake of recent lightning and flash flood incidents, let’s take a look at the increasing number of natural disaster events and their toll on human life. (Image: AP)
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Between 2000 and 2019, there’s been a sharp increase of the number of recorded disaster events by comparison with the previous twenty year. (Image: News18 Creative)
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Flood is now the most common type of disaster worldwide. (Image: News18 Creative)
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Number of disasters reported by country in during 2000-2019. (Image: News18 Creative)
