IntroductionClassification of disaster Natural disaster Human made disasters Human-induced disastersTop ten deadliest disasters Effect of the disasters on human life :*Top 10 disasters in India (sorted by no.

of people killed)*Indian ocean earthquake 2004

*Yellow river flood 1931*Kashmir earthquake 2005*Bihar flood 2008*leh cloudburst 2010

Damage caused to infrastructure due to disasters

*Top 10 disasters in India (sorted by damage cost)

*Tangshan earthquake 1976*Bhopal disaster *Banqiao dam failure*India cyclone 1839

Damaged caused to Environment*Bhola cyclone 1970*Kashmir earthquake 2005*Russia heat-wave 2010*Gujarat earthquake 2001

By Turner 1976 Disaster as an event concentrated in

time and space which threatens the society or a relatively self-sufficient, sub-division of a society; with major unwanted consequences as a result of pre-cautions which are otherwise considered or unwanted.

• Natural disasters• Human made disasters• Human induced disasters

rank

event location date Death toll

1 China flood 1931 china July 1931 2,500,000

2 Yellow river flood 1887 china Sept. 1887 2,000,000

3 Shaonxi earthquake 1556

Shaanxi china Jan 1556 830,000

4 Bhola cyclone 1970 bangladesh Nov. 1970 500,000

5 India cyclone 1893 india Nov. 1893 300,000

6 Antioch earthuake turkey May 586 250,000

7 Tangshan earthquake 1976

china July 1976 242,419

8 Haiyun earthquake 1920

china Dec.1920 234,117

9 Indian ocean tsunami 2004

indonesia Dec.2004 230,210

10 Haiti earthuake 2010 haiti Jan.2010 222,000

rank

disaster date killing

1 epidemic 1920 2,000,000

2 drought 1924 1,500,000

3 epidemic 1907 1,300,000

4 drought 1900 1,250,000

5 epidemic 1920 500,000

6 drought 1965 500,000

7 drought 1966 500,000

8 drought 1967 500,000

9 epidemic 1926 423,000

10 epidemic 1924 300,000

INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI 2005 EPICENTER : WEST COAST SUMATRRA DATE: 26.DEC 2005 DEATH TOLL : 23O,OOO AND MANY INJURED MAGNITUDIE: 9.1Mw; IT WAS LARGE ENOUGH AS IT CAUSED ENTIRE PLANET TO VIBRATE

INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI 2005 EPICENTER : WEST COAST SUMATRRA DATE: 26.DEC 2005 DEATH TOLL : 23O,OOO AND MANY INJURED MAGNITUDIE: 9.1Mw; IT WAS LARGE ENOUGH AS IT CAUSED ENTIRE PLANET TO VIBRATE

INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI 2004 BEFORE AND AFTER G.I.S IMAGERY

INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI 2004 BEFORE AND AFTER G.I.S IMAGERY

YELLOW RIVER FLOOD 1931LOCATION : CHINADEATH TOLL : 1 TO 4 MILLIONIT IS SAID TO BE THE DEADLIEST DISASTER EVER RECORDEDDEATHS WERE CAUSED BY DROWNING, DISEASE AND ENSUING FAMINE

YELLOW RIVER FLOOD 1931LOCATION : CHINADEATH TOLL : 1 TO 4 MILLIONIT IS SAID TO BE THE DEADLIEST DISASTER EVER RECORDEDDEATHS WERE CAUSED BY DROWNING, DISEASE AND ENSUING FAMINE

ANOTHER DEVASTATING VIEW OF YELLOW RIVER ALSO KNOWN AS “CHINA’S SORROW” ANOTHER DEVASTATING VIEW OF YELLOW RIVER ALSO KNOWN AS “CHINA’S SORROW”

KASHMIR EARTHQUAKE 2005EPICENTER: MUZAFFARABADDEATH TOLL IN PAKISTAN: 73,338 AND INJURED 100,OOODEATH TOLL IN INDIA: 1,360 AND INJURED 6,266DEATH TOLL IN AFGHANISTHAN: 4 AND INJURED 14

KASHMIR EARTHQUAKE 2005EPICENTER: MUZAFFARABADDEATH TOLL IN PAKISTAN: 73,338 AND INJURED 100,OOODEATH TOLL IN INDIA: 1,360 AND INJURED 6,266DEATH TOLL IN AFGHANISTHAN: 4 AND INJURED 14

IT IS THE 18TH DEADLIEST EARTHQUAKE EVER RECORDED IT IS THE 18TH DEADLIEST EARTHQUAKE EVER RECORDED

BIHAR FLOOD 2008LOCATION: KOSI, BIHARDEATH TOLL: 1000OVER 2.3 MILLION PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED MAIN CAUSE OF FLOODING IS RIVER CHANGING ITS COURSE

BIHAR FLOOD 2008LOCATION: KOSI, BIHARDEATH TOLL: 1000OVER 2.3 MILLION PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED MAIN CAUSE OF FLOODING IS RIVER CHANGING ITS COURSE

IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS “SORROW OF BIHAR” IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS “SORROW OF BIHAR”

LEH CLOUDBRUST 2010LOCATION: CHOGLUMSAR LEH, INDIADEATH TOLL: 132 INJURY : 370AROUND 5000 PEOPLE WHERE PRESENT AT TIME OF DISADTER ACC. TO J&K TOURISMABOVE INFORMATION IS AS PER DATA RECEIVED ON 7TH AUGUST 2010

LEH CLOUDBRUST 2010LOCATION: CHOGLUMSAR LEH, INDIADEATH TOLL: 132 INJURY : 370AROUND 5000 PEOPLE WHERE PRESENT AT TIME OF DISADTER ACC. TO J&K TOURISMABOVE INFORMATION IS AS PER DATA RECEIVED ON 7TH AUGUST 2010

rank

disaster date Damage costU.S $(000’S)

1 Flood July 2005 3,500,000

2 Earthquake Jan.2001 2,623,000

3 Wind-strom Oct.1999 2,500,000

4 flood June 2005

2,300,000

5 Wind-strom Aug.1990 2,200,000

6 Wind-strom may. 1990

1,300,000

7 flood Aug 2000 1,221,670

8 wave/surge Dec. 2004

1,022,800

9 flood June 1988

929,200

10 drought July 2002 910,721

TANGHSHAN EARTHQUAKE 1976EPICENTER: TANGHSHAN, CHINALOSS TO INFRASTRUCTURE: HIT THE INDUSTRIAL AREA, HAVING POPULATION OF ONE MILLION (DIRECT HIT TO MAJOR CITY)IT IS LARGEST EARTHQUAKE TO HIT MODERN WORLDMAGNITUDE: 7.8 Mw

TANGHSHAN EARTHQUAKE 1976EPICENTER: TANGHSHAN, CHINALOSS TO INFRASTRUCTURE: HIT THE INDUSTRIAL AREA, HAVING POPULATION OF ONE MILLION (DIRECT HIT TO MAJOR CITY)IT IS LARGEST EARTHQUAKE TO HIT MODERN WORLDMAGNITUDE: 7.8 Mw

BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY 1984LOCATION: UCIL PESTICIDE PLANT, BHOPAL, M.P (INDIA)LOSS TO INFRASTUCTURE: WORLD’S WORST CATASTROPHE LEADING TO LONG TERM INDUSTRIAL CRSIS

BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY 1984LOCATION: UCIL PESTICIDE PLANT, BHOPAL, M.P (INDIA)LOSS TO INFRASTUCTURE: WORLD’S WORST CATASTROPHE LEADING TO LONG TERM INDUSTRIAL CRSIS

BANQAIO DAM FAILURE 1975LOCATION: BANQAIO DAM, CHINALOSS TO INFRASTRUCTURE : 64 DAMS FAILED, AS THE DAM FAILED IT CAUSED LARGE WAVE , 10 KM HIGH , CREATED LAKE AS LARGE AS 12,000 KMIT LEAD TO DEATH OF 231,000 PEOPLE

BANQAIO DAM FAILURE 1975LOCATION: BANQAIO DAM, CHINALOSS TO INFRASTRUCTURE : 64 DAMS FAILED, AS THE DAM FAILED IT CAUSED LARGE WAVE , 10 KM HIGH , CREATED LAKE AS LARGE AS 12,000 KMIT LEAD TO DEATH OF 231,000 PEOPLE

I INDIA CYCLONE 1839LOCATION: CORINGALOSS TO INFRASTRUCTURE : 40 FOOT WAVE CAUSE ENOMOROUS CYCLONE, WIPED OUT THE CORINGA HARBOUR, THAT HAS NEVER BEEN RE-BUILT.3000 PEOPLE GOT KILLED

I INDIA CYCLONE 1839LOCATION: CORINGALOSS TO INFRASTRUCTURE : 40 FOOT WAVE CAUSE ENOMOROUS CYCLONE, WIPED OUT THE CORINGA HARBOUR, THAT HAS NEVER BEEN RE-BUILT.3000 PEOPLE GOT KILLED

BHOLA CYCLONE 1970LOCATION: BANGLADESHLOSS TO ENVIORNMENT: DEALDLIEST CYCLONE EVER RECORDED, 500,000-1000,000 PEOPLE LOST LIVES. MANY SMALL LOW-LYING ISLANDS VANISHED, THE COASTLINE HIGHLY DAMAGEDCYCLONE REACHED ITS PEAK OF 185 KM/H

BHOLA CYCLONE 1970LOCATION: BANGLADESHLOSS TO ENVIORNMENT: DEALDLIEST CYCLONE EVER RECORDED, 500,000-1000,000 PEOPLE LOST LIVES. MANY SMALL LOW-LYING ISLANDS VANISHED, THE COASTLINE HIGHLY DAMAGEDCYCLONE REACHED ITS PEAK OF 185 KM/H

KASHMIR EARTHQUAKE 2005EPICENTER: MUZAFFARBADLOSS TO IENVIRONMENT: 3 MAIN DISTRICTS WERE BADLY EFFECTED AND MUZAFFARBAD THE CAPITAL CITY OF KASHMIR (PAKISTAN) WAS HARDEST HIT IN TERMS OF CASAULITIES AND DESTRUCTIONHOSPITALS, SCHOOLS AND RESCUE SERVICE , ARMED FORCES WERE PARALYSED

KASHMIR EARTHQUAKE 2005EPICENTER: MUZAFFARBADLOSS TO IENVIRONMENT: 3 MAIN DISTRICTS WERE BADLY EFFECTED AND MUZAFFARBAD THE CAPITAL CITY OF KASHMIR (PAKISTAN) WAS HARDEST HIT IN TERMS OF CASAULITIES AND DESTRUCTIONHOSPITALS, SCHOOLS AND RESCUE SERVICE , ARMED FORCES WERE PARALYSED

MOSCOW HEAT –WAVE 2010LOCATION: MOSCOW, RUSSIALOSS TO ENVIRONMENT: MORE THAN 2000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LEFT HOMELESS, ABOUT 341 HOMES DESTROYED BY FLAMES. TEMPERATURE RISEN TO 39 DEGREES CELSUIS, WARNING FROM HEALTH EXPERTS (PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA AND LUNG CONGESTION UNDER THREAT). LARGE DEGREE OF WHEAT CROP LOST

MOSCOW HEAT –WAVE 2010LOCATION: MOSCOW, RUSSIALOSS TO ENVIRONMENT: MORE THAN 2000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LEFT HOMELESS, ABOUT 341 HOMES DESTROYED BY FLAMES. TEMPERATURE RISEN TO 39 DEGREES CELSUIS, WARNING FROM HEALTH EXPERTS (PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA AND LUNG CONGESTION UNDER THREAT). LARGE DEGREE OF WHEAT CROP LOST

GUJRAT EARTHQUAKE 2001EPICENTER: BHUJ, GUJRATLOSS TO ENVIRONMENT: LOST 400,000 HOMES, SHOCK- WAVE SPREAD OVER 700 KM. OVER 1 MILLION STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED INCLUDING MANY HISTORIC AND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS, IN AHMEDABAD 50 MULTI-STORED BUILDING COLLAPSED

GUJRAT EARTHQUAKE 2001EPICENTER: BHUJ, GUJRATLOSS TO ENVIRONMENT: LOST 400,000 HOMES, SHOCK- WAVE SPREAD OVER 700 KM. OVER 1 MILLION STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED INCLUDING MANY HISTORIC AND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS, IN AHMEDABAD 50 MULTI-STORED BUILDING COLLAPSED