Natural Hazardsl (1988) 97-99. 97

List of Major Natural Disasters, 1960-1987

C o m p i l e d by

G E R H A R D B E R Z

Miinchener Riickversicherungs-Gesellschaff, D-8000 Munich 4, 17. R. Germany

Date Event Area No. Overall Insured of losses losses dead (Mio (Mio

US$) US$

29 February 1960 Earthquake 21 May 1960 Earthquake September 1960 Hurricane 'Donna' September 1961 Hurricane 'Carla' February 1962 Storm surge November 1962 Typhoon 'Karen' 26 July 1963 Earthquake 28 March 1964 Earthquake 16 May 1964 Earthquake November 1964 Typhoon 'Louise' September 1965 Hurricane 'Betsy' November 1966 Flood February 1967 Winter gale August 1969 Hurricane 'Camille' 31 May 1970 Earthquake August 1970 Hurricane 'Celia' 12 November 1970 Cyclone 9 February 1 9 7 1 Earthquake 10 April 1972 Earthquake June 1972 Hurricane 'Agnes' November 1972 Winter gale 23 December 1972 Earthquake April 1974 Tornadoes September 1974 Hurricane 'Fifi' December 1974 Cyclone 'Tracy' 6 September 1 9 7 5 Earthquake September 1975 Hurricane 'Eloise' January 1976 Winter gale 4 February 1976 Earthquake 6 May 1976 Earthquake May 1976 Typhoon 'Pamela' 27 July 1976 Earthquake 17 August 1976 Earthquake 24 November 1976 Earthquake 4 March 1977 Earthquake

Morocco 13 100 120 Chile 3000 800 USA 50 390 91 USA 46 410 100 Germany 347 600 10 Guam 9 250 30 Yugoslavia 1070 600 Alaska 131 540 20 Japan 26 800 Philippines 58 600 50 USA 299 1420 715 Italy 113 1300 Germany 40 300 50 USA 323 1420 225 Peru 67 000 500 14 USA 11 450 310 Bangladesh 300 000 85 USA 65 535 50 Iran 5400 5 USA 122 2100 98 Central Europa 54 420 200 Nicaragua 5000 800 100 USA 322 1000 430 Honduras 8000 540 20 Australia 65 1000 300 Turkey 2400 17 USA 550 120 Europe 82 1300 500 Guatemala 22 778 1100 55 Italy 978 3600 Guam 10 120 66 China 242 000 5600 Philippines 3564 120 Turkey 3626 25 Romania 1581 800

98 GERHARD BERZ

Date Event Area NO.

of dead

Overall Insured losses losses (Mio (Mio US$) US$

12 June 1978 16 September 1978 10 April 1979 15 April 1979

August 1979 September 1979 May 1980 August 1980 10 October 1980 23 November 1980 24 February 1981 May 1981 28 July 1981 November 1981 January 1982 April 1982 November 1982 November 1982 13 December 1982 January/March 1983 January/April 1983 February 1983 4 March 1983 31 March 1983 26 May 1983 August 1983 August 1983 30 October 1983 December 1983 January 1984 January/February 1984 March 1984 June 1984 11 July 1984 12 July 1984 August/September 1984 November 1984 January 1985 January 1985 January 1985 3 March 1985 May 1985 31 May 1985 August/September 1985 19 September 1985 27 September 1985 October 1985

Earthquake Japan 27 800 2 Earthquak e Iran 20 000 11 Tornadoes USA 48 470 240 Earthquake Yugoslavia 131 2700 Hurricane 'David' Car ibbean/usA 1400 2000 250 Hurricane 'Frederic' USA 31 2300 752 Volcanic eruption USA 60 860 27 Hurricane 'Allen' Caribbean/USA 235 1500 58 Earthquake Algeria 2590 3000 Earthquake Italy 3114 10 000 40 Earthquake Greece 25 900 5 Hail, tornadoes USA 20 201 Hailstorm Canada 98 Winter gale Denmark 9 250 95 Winter gales USA 270 1000 345 Tornadoes USA 46 500 245 Winter gale France 14 350 224 Hurricane 'Iwa' Hawaii 3 230 137 Earthquake Yemen 3000 90 Winter gales USA 19 525 100 Floods Peru, Ecuador 500 700 Bushfire Australia 75 230 175 Cyclone 'Oscar' Fiji 7 85 43 Earthquake Columbia 250 380 40 Earthquake Japan 104 600 26 Hurricane 'Alicia' USA 18 1650 1275 Floods Spain 42 1250 Earthquake Turkey 1330 Winter gales USA 500 880 Winter gales Central Europe 20 100 Cyclone 'Domoina' South Africa 109 90 29 Tornadoes USA 80 217 Hail/storms USA 280 Storms France 4 110 Hailstorm Germany 1000 500 Typhoons 'Ike' + ' June ' Philippines 1000 220 Winter gale Central Europe 18 100 Winter damage Central Europe 200 Winter damage USA 150 400 Storms Australia 150 Earthquake Chile 200 1200 90 Cyclone Bangladesh 11 000 Tornadoes USA/Canada 94 320 Hurricane 'Elena' USA 4 543 Earthquake Mexico 10 000 4000 275 Hurricane 'Gloria' USA 15 419 Hurricane 'Juan ' USA 12 1500 44

LIST OF MAJOR NATURAL DISASTERS, 1960-1987 99

Date Event Area No. of dead

Overall losses (Mio US$)

Insured losses (Mio US$

13 November 1985 Volcanic eruption Columbia November 1985 Hurricane 'Kate' USA July/August 1986 Floods China July/August 1986 Drought, heatwave USA

August 1986 Volcanic gas eruption Cameroon August 1986 Hailstorm Switzerland August 1986 Typhoon 'Vera' N/S Korea 10 October 1986 Earthquake El Salvador February 1986 Floods USA August 1986 Typhoon 'Sarah' Japan December 1986 Floods Iran January 1987 Winter damage Great Britain February 1987 Typhoon 'Urea' Vanuatu February 1987 Floods UdSSR 2 March 1987 Earthquake New Zealand 5 March 1987 Earthquake Ecuador March 1987 Winter gale Great Britain May 1987 Floods Poland May 1987 Forest fires China, VR July 1987 Floods, landslide Italy July 1987 3 Typhoons Korea, Rep. 31 July 1987 Tornado Canada July 1987 Heat wave Greece July/August 1987 Floods Switzerland July/August/

September 1987 Monsoon floods Bangladesh September 1987 Floods South Africa 15/16 October 1987 Winter gale Great Britain,

France November 1987 Typhoon 'Nina' Philippines

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260 48

1736

I000 13 17

424 34 50

110

1000

193 44

333 26

1000

1600 487

17 650

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1500 320

1560

200 550

700

500 150 500 5O0 350

700

1300 750

3400 27

78

85 60 75

125 102

385 140

200

167

54

200

175

300

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