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Disasters caused 30,704 deaths and $223.8 billion in damages last year, new report finds
2023-03-17T21:36+0100newsnow-co-uk (en)
Executive Summary. In 2022, the Emergency Event Database EM-DAT recorded 387 natural hazards and disasters worldwide, resulting in the loss of 30,704 lives and affecting 185 million individuals. Economic losses totaled around US$ 223.8 billion. Heat waves caused over 16,000 excess deaths in Europe, while droughts affected 88.
2022 Disasters in numbers
2023-03-17T18:48+0100reliefWeb (en)
Executive Summary. In 2022,1 the Emergency Event Database EM-DAT recorded 387 natural hazards and disasters worldwide,2 resulting in the loss of 30,704 lives 3 and affecting 185 million individuals. Economic losses totaled around US$ 223.8 billion. Heat waves caused over 16,000 excess deaths 4 in Europe, while droughts affected 88.
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