CRED - Annual Disaster Statistical Review: Numbers and Trends 2006

Report

"Every day, lives are irreparably damaged and destroyed by disasters. In 2006, there were 427 reported natural disasters that killed more than 23,000 people, affected almost 143 million others, and were the cause of more than US$ 34.5 billion in economic damages."

Published by Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters in Brussels. Information for the Americas begins on page 40.

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