Thursday 10 January 2013

INQUIRER.net: ‘Pablo’ was deadliest catastrophe in the world in 2012

INQUIRER.net
Philippine News for Filipinos
'Pablo' was deadliest catastrophe in the world in 2012
Jan 10th 2013, 19:09

Typhoon "Pablo," which struck the Davao region of eastern Mindanao last December, was the deadliest catastrophe in the world in 2012 in terms of fatalities, with 1,901 deaths, according to the think tank unit of US-based reinsurance broker and capital adviser Aon Benfield.   Pablo was also one of the most devastating typhoons last year, with damage totalling some $1 billion, said Impact Forecasting in its December report on global catastrophes in 2012, "Global Catastrophe Recap."   The report said that damage from Pablo—internationally known as "Bopha," which Impact Forecasting classified as a super typhoon—paled only in comparison to various severe ...

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