| 238,000 people were killed by catastrophes in 2008 |
Subject: 238,000 people were killed by catastrophes in 2008 by bastet44 on 2008/12/22 23:26:49 "More than 238,000 people lost their lives to natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2008 the fourth largest number of deaths since 1970. "While the total cost to society was USD 225 billion, USD 50 billion was covered by property insurance, making 2008 the second costliest year ever in terms of insured losses. "In early May, tropical cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, killing 138,400 people, setting off one of the largest humanitarian crises in recent memory. "Later in May, a devastating earthquake measuring 7.9 magnitude shook Chinas Sichuan region, killing 87,400 people and leaving over 10 million homeless. Most of the losses from these two events were not insured." Full Article |
