Natural Hazards in Myanmar Myint Sein Natural Hazards

Natural Hazards in. Myanmar Myint Sein

Natural Hazards Cyclone, , Hurricanes Flood Landslide Earthquakes Tsunami

Earthquake 1) 1762 Arakan earthquake 2) 1930 Pyu earthquake 3) 1931 Myitkyina earthquake 4) 1956 Sagaing earthquake 5) 1975 Bagan earthquake 6) 1997 Chittagong earthquake 7) 2011 Myanmar earthquake 8) 2012 Shwebo earthquake 9) April 2016 Myanmar earthquake 10) August 2016 Myanmar earthquake

Severe Flooding 2015, July September Cyclone Komen Torrential rains No. of Region Affect 12/14 States 1, 000 Death 103

Four Worst-hit regions Magway Division Overspills of Mone and Man creek affected 300 villages as well as town area in Pwintbyu, Sidoktaya and Ngape. Sagaing Division More than 190, 000 acres (77, 000 hectares) of farmlands are flooded and 18, 000 acres (7, 300 hectares) were destroyed. Chin State Kalay Township was severely affected by flooding. Rakhine State

LANDSLIDE

Site 1, Hpa Kant, Whale Kha, Upper Myanmar 7

Site 2. Thein Za Yat Township, Mon State, Middle Myanmar 8

Site 3 Kyeik Than lan pagoda, Mawlamyine Town, Mon State 9

Site 4 Kyeikhtiyo Mountain, Mon State 10

Tropical Cyclones 1991, Bangladesh cyclone 199 Cyclone Forrest

1994, Bangladesh cyclone

Disaster Area in Myanmar

List of tropical cyclones that affected Myanmar

Myanmar Hazard Calendar Hazard Cyclone High Temperature Low Temperature Drought Squalls and Thunderstorm Flood Heavy Rain Monsoon Depression Hail Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec