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Natural Hazards in Southeast Asia. Earthquake/Tsunami Indonesia 2004 Deaths - Deaths - 229,866 Damages - Damages - 9.2 Earthquake caused the tsunami.

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1 Natural Hazards in Southeast Asia

2 Earthquake/Tsunami Indonesia 2004 Deaths - Deaths - 229,866 Damages - Damages - 9.2 Earthquake caused the tsunami. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand were hardest hit. 66% of the fishing fleet and industrial infrastructure in coastal regions destroyed

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4 2004 Tsunami Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Maldives, Somalia, Malasia, Tanzania, and more. Deaths InjuredMissingDisplaced ConfirmedEstimated 1 Total~184,168~230,210~125,000~45,752~1.69 million

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6 Cyclone Nargis Myanmar (Burma) 2008 Deaths – 146,000+ Believed to be many more deaths. Damages – Over $10 billion Myanmar's military rulers initially resisted aid from the world.

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8 Mount Pinatuba Philippines 1991 Deaths – approximately 800 killed and over 100,000 homeless Damages - Global temperatures dropped by about 0.9°F Up to 13” of ash deposited on Luzon Island

9 Krakatoa Indonesia 1883 Deaths - 36,417 Damages – 165 villages and towns were destroyed and 132 seriously damaged Effects – Erruption heard as far away as western Australia, over 1900 miles away

10 Anak Krakatoa Indonesia Today

11 Mount Tambora Indonesia 1816 Deaths - Deaths - 92,000+ Effects – Effects – 1816 is known as “The year without a summer” in the U.S. Erruption heard 1200 miles away Largest volcanic erruption in recorded history


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