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chart 2.6.1: distribution of natural disasters by country and type of phenomena (1975-1999) > 2.6 > 2. > menu

Below, the red colours indicate the number of windstorm-related disasters and blue colours indicate the number of floods. The relative importance of each type of disaster can be deducted from the share in the pie chart in conjunction with the overall size of the circle.

Asia Disaster Chart
Chart 2.6.1:

Distribution of Natural Disasters by Country and Type of Phenomena (1975-1999)
[Source: EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database, http://www.cred.be]