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Colombia country of disaster risk perception

Colombia disaster

E n recent years, disasters natural or technological origin, have increased the number of affected persons throughout the world. Budgets to address these emergencies are no longer sufficient. The unfortunate experience left by Hurricane Katrina, is one of many calls attention to governments to formulate effective policies for disaster prevention, thus avoiding the terrible nightmare of helplessness in response to the disaster.

P ut if a powerful country like the United States was powerless against the New Orleans disaster that awaits Colombia with the limited resources to deal with such events. Statement is not free, the only example of the Galeras volcano is confirmed.

We are a country with a sad history of disasters. We live with the constant threat of earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, terrorist attacks, epidemics, car accidents and other social origin, of whom we deal in this corner.

Three disasters in Colombia are in the "Top 10" the world. The database of international disasters (EM-DAT) of University of Louvain in Brussels, Belgium, ranks at the top Villatina disasters (by sliding one of the slopes of Medellin), Armero (volcanic origin ) and Cali (industrial accident scarcely known by many Colombians). EM-DAT disaster recorded worldwide since 1900 to date, having as its main sources: government agencies (especially care offices and disaster prevention), NGOs, research centers, disaster, insurance companies and news agencies.

The September 27, 1987, there was an avalanche on the slopes of Sugar Loaf Mountain, burying more than 400 people in the poor sector of Villatina in Medellín (EM-DAT talks 640). The lack of government policies and then applying the rules of the substandard settlements then conducive to disasters of Villatina flying to happen, and overcome the disgrace that we occupy seventh place in the top 10” de desastres por deslizamiento.

Top 10 Countries affected by Slides sorted by number of people killed and affected
Country	Date	Killed	Country	Date	Affected
Soviet Union	1949	12,000	Brazil	11-Jan-1966	4,000,000
Peru	Dec-1941	5,000	India	Jul-1986	2,500,000
Honduras	20-Sep-1973	2,800	India	12-Sep-1995	1,100,000
Peru	10-Jan-1962	2,000	Nepal	15-Jul-2002	265,865
Italy	9-Oct-1963	1,189	Indonesia	31-Mar-2003	229,548
India	1-Oct-1968	1,000	Philippines	19-Dec-2003	217,988
Colombia	27-Sep-1987	640	India	17Aug-1998	200,000
Peru	18-Mar-1971	600	Bolivia	Feb-1994	165,000
China P Rep	23-Mar-1934	500	Brazil	30-Jul-2000	143,000
India	18-Sep-1948	500	Chile	19-Jun-1991	82.811
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recently reminisced about the 20 years of Armero disaster, but it seems we have learned. We can only Omaira image as a faithful witness of what had actually happened. The government and budget came away with it, the dead do not consume resources.

The volcanic disaster that claimed over 21,000 lives is the second highest in the history recorded by the EM-DAT

Top 10 Countries Affected by Volcano sorted by number of people Killed and Affected
Country	Date	Killed	Country	Date	Affected
Martinique	8-May-1902	30,000	Philippines	9-Jun-1991	1,036,065
Colombia	13-Nov1985	21.800	Indonesia	5-April-1982	300.000
Guatemala	24-Oct-1902	6,000	Indonesia	1969	250,000
Indonesia	1909	5,500	Philippines	6-Feb-1993	165,009
Indonesia	May-1919	5,000	New Guinea	19-Sep-1994	152,002
Guatemala	1929	5,000	Ecuador	3-Nov-2002	128,150
New Guinea	15-Jan-1951	3,000	Zaire/Congo	17-Jan-2002	110,400
Cameroon	21Aug-1986	1,746	Indonesia	3-Jan-1963	78,000
Indonesia	3-Jan-1963	1,584	Guadeloupe	30Aug-1976	75,003
St Vincent Grenadines	8-May-1902	1.565	Mexico	21-Dec-1994	75.000
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In industrial disasters are the champions. On August 7, 1956, in Cali was recorded more dreadful disaster of industrial origin. Seven military trucks carrying 40 tons of gelatinous dynamite explode, destroying more than 40 blocks in five neighborhoods in the city. The records EMDAT 2.700 dead, Cali talk to more than 10,000. "For three days straight, got trucks of corpses" is the testimony of one of the gravediggers in the city. "Flying fireballs, I thought the world was running out," says another of the witnesses of the disaster.

"What other disasters await us? We are vulnerable in all contexts, socially and economically we are not prepared. The major technological developments bring other impacts (invisible ones, known others), we have not evaluated and less developed policies for prevention. Hopefully in the future, anthropogenic disaster does not lead us to occupy the first places in the database EM-DAT

Top 10 Countries Affected by Industrial Accident sorted by numbers of people killed and affected
Country	Date	Killed	Country	Date	Affected
Colombia	7-Aug-1956	2,700	Mexico	19Nov-1984	708,248
India	3-Dec-1984	2,500	Brazil	1-Apr-2003	550,000
China P Rep	26-Apr-1942	1,549	Soviet Union	29-Sep-1957	400,935
France	10-Mar-1906	1,099	Japan	30-Sep-1999	320,600
Nigeria	17-Oct-1998	1,082	India	3-Dec-1984	300,000
Iraq	17Aug-1989	700	Canada	1979	220,000
Soviet Union	4-Jun-1989	607	USA	28-Mar-1979	200,000
Germany	21-Sep-1921	600	Italy	10-Jul-1976	190,893
USA	16-Apr-1947	561	China P Rep	16-Apr-2004	150,000
Brazil	25-Feb-1984	508	Soviet Union	26-Apr-1986	135,000
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