Senyar: Swiss Re issued Inc., a global insurance and reinsurance, a report on the extent of the probability of the occurrence of natural disasters in the city of 616 of the largest cities in the world.
The report focused on the possibility of exposure to a city of natural disasters from earthquakes, storms and tsunamis, floods, and taken into account in Ranked disasters effects on the population of the cities and their economies, and thus came over rated 10 countries prone to natural disasters FOLLOWS:
1. Tokyo, Yokohama - Japan: the city vulnerable to earthquakes, monsoons and floods, river and tsunami, what makes about 80% of the population (57.1 million people) at risk of natural disasters.
2. Manila - Philippines: inhabited by 34.6 million people, it is prone to earthquakes and storms as well as flooding.
2. Manila - Philippines: inhabited by 34.6 million people, it is prone to earthquakes and storms as well as flooding.
3. Pearl River - China: Enjoy this delta region, a large population density (34.5 million people), which is in danger of storms, hurricanes and floods.
4. Osaka Kobe - Japan: home to 32.1 million people, suffered in 1995 earthquake Hanshin Awaji Great, who destroyed the city and was the biggest cost in history, $ 100 billion, and the city vulnerable to such quakes by virtue of its geographical location on the collar of fire, as well as being a coastal prone to tsunami In the area.
5. Jakrta- Indonesia: lack of Indonesia, especially Jakarta to adequate sanitation systems and the fact that 40% of the cities of Indonesia below sea level with the rainy weather makes it prone to flooding, as well as being well within the collar of fire are also susceptible population (27.7 million people) to earthquakes.
6. Nagoya - Japan: the majority of major Japanese cities are located on the Ring of Fire or aspiring Btov fire, a line going through the Pacific coast and islands area where active earthquakes and volcanoes, and that 90% of all earthquakes happen out on the globe, and this is what makes the Nagoya residents ( 22.9 million people) prone to natural disasters from earthquakes, tsunamis or individual associated
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7. Kalcotta- India: The city is located near the largest delta rivers in the world Maajolha and population (17.9 million people) exposed almost to floods every year, especially since the sewage system is greater than 140 years, a lack of structures that help minimize the consequences of hurricanes it is possible to hit the city and caused by natural disasters
8. Hnjhaa- China: The city on the banks of the Yang Tze River Delta located (Yangtze River Delta) Maajolha and population (16.7 million people) prone to flooding due to storms and hurricanes
8. Hnjhaa- China: The city on the banks of the Yang Tze River Delta located (Yangtze River Delta) Maajolha and population (16.7 million people) prone to flooding due to storms and hurricanes
9. Los Ongels- America: Los Angeles is located on the San Andreas Fault, a moving crack extends about 1,300 km length in California, what makes the 16.4 million people of Los Angeles residents prone to earthquakes.
10 - Tehran - Iran: Iran sits on Tehran, particularly on the plate cracked ground when a crack or North Anatolian Fault, what makes the 15.6 million people of the population vulnerable to earthquakes
