Myanmar: Natural disaster risks and past events (as of 31 May 2016)

Myanmar regularly experiences EARTHQUAKES FLOODS AND CYCLONES EL NIÑO

cyclones, storm surges, floods, LANDSLIDES
landslides, earthquakes, drought
In 2015-2016, the El Niño
and forest fires. Over the last 10 April 2016
Near Mawlaik; 6.9 May 2013 5
phenomenon has been one of
years, Myanmar has been
magnitude; no Cyclone Mahasen made the strongest since 1950, with a
impacted by two major major damage landfall in Bangladesh; significant influence on weather
earthquakes, three severe casualties November 2012 120,000 evacuated
in Rakhine
patterns. This resulted in
cyclones, floods and other Shwebo;
6.8 magnitude; drought conditions with
smaller-scale hazards. OCHA > 10 K affected,
>26 killed intermittent ‘very severe’
works closely with the Ministry of 7 category cyclones in different
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parts of Asia and the Pacific.
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2 countries in the Global Climate >74 killed >45 killed Source: Commonwealth of Australia Bureau of Meteorology

Risk Index
May 2008 According to the Myanmar
th Myanmar ranks 9th out of 191
9 countries in the Index of Risk 1
Cyclone Nargis
affected 2.4 M;
Department of Meteorology and
Hydrology, since mid-February
Management (INFORM) >140,000 killed
2016, Myanmar has been
experiencing a severe impact of
Frequency of Earthquakes El Niño including extreme
of Magnitude > 5 on the Ritcher scale
temperatures, unusual rainfall
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patterns, dry soil, high risk of
Earthquakes of magnitude > 5
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on the Ritcher scale Flood-affected townships in 2015 Most Cyclone-prone areas fires and acute water shortages.
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India - Eurasia plate, one of the Approximately 1.7 million temporarily The El Niño impact is expected
4 two main earthquake belts displaced and 172 killed to end in June 2016.
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Major events timeline 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Creation date: 31 May 2016 Sources: OCHA, Relief and Resettlement Department, UN, USGS Feedback: ochamyanmar@un.org www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int