Top 10 EDIS Ratings: 2007 - 2009

Rank

EDIS

Rating

General Information

1

27.6

Country: Myanmar (Burma)

Disaster Type: Cyclone Nargis

Approximate Date: 2-3 May 2008

138,366 killed, 2,420,000 affected; Ngapadudaw, Labutta,…(EM-DAT)

Confidence: Medium

2

22.5

Country: North Korea

Disaster Type:  Flood

Approximate Date: 7 – 25 August 2007

610 killed, 1,170,518 affected; Kangwon, North Hwanghae, South Hamgyong (EM-DAT)

Confidence: Medium

3 (tie)

21.9

Country: Nicaragua

Disaster Type: Hurricane Felix

Approximate Date: 4-12 September 2007

188 killed, 188,726 affected; Puerto Cabezas, Wespam (EM-DAT)

Confidence: Medium

3 (tie)

21.9

Country: Papua New Guinea

Disaster Type: Cyclone Guba

Approximate Date: 12-16 November 2007

172 killed, 162,140 affected; Sakarina, Afore, Mamba (EM-DAT)

Confidence: Medium

3 (tie)

21.9

Country: Laos

Disaster Type: Tropical Storm Ondoy

Approximate Date: 1 October 2009

151 killed, 155,000 affected; Attapeu, Sekong, Savannak…(EM-DAT)

Confidence: Medium

3 (tie)

21.9

Country: Haiti

Disaster Type: Tropical Storm Noel Approximate Date: 28 October –

2 November 2007

90 killed, 108,763 affected; Port-au-Prince region (EM-DAT)

Confidence: Medium

7

21.4

Country: Samoa

Disaster Type: Tsunami

Approximate Date: 29 September 2009

148 killed, 5,585 affected; (EM-DAT)

Confidence: Medium

8

21.0

Country: Haiti

Disaster Type: Hurricane Hanna

Approximate Date: 2-3 September 2008

529 killed, 48,000 affected; Gonaives, St. Marc,…(EM-DAT)

Confidence: Medium

9

20.0

Country: Somalia

Disaster Type: Epidemic

(Cholera)

Approximate Date: 2007

1,133 killed, 35,687 affected (EM-DAT)

Confidence: High

10

19.7

Country: Philippines

Disaster Type: Typhoon Fengshen

Approximate Date: 21-23 June 2008

644 killed, 4,785,460 affected; Aklan, Cebu, Cotabatu… (EM-DAT)

Confidence: Medium