Disasters of Natural Origin - Total Affected People

Disaster: Situation or event, which overwhelms local capacity, necessitating a request to national or international level for external assistance; An unforeseen and often sudden event that causes great damage, destruction and human suffering. Though often caused by nature, disasters can have human origins.

Wars and civil disturbances that destroy homelands and displace people are included among the causes of disasters. Other causes can be: building collapse, blizzard, drought, epidemic, earthquake, explosion, fire, flood, hazardous material or transportation incident (such as a chemical spill), hurricane, nuclear incident, tornado, or volcano. Natural disasters include : Droughts, Earthquakes, Extreme Temperatures, Floods, Insect infestation, Slides, Volcanic eruptions, Wave/surges, Wild fires and Wind storms.