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Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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17 May 2011

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Dr. Faghih Open up Relief and Rescue Logistic Center in Southwest of the Country

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— Iranian Red Crescent

Coinciding with the last day of the Red Crescent week, the Relief and Rescue Logistic Center was kicked off in south west of the country by attendance of the President of the Red Crescent Society, Dr. Faghih in Ahvaz, Kohouzestan province on 14 May 2011.

“Last year nearly 10, 420 earthquakes shook the country, out of which the number of 137 happened with the magnitude of more than 4 on the Richter scale” Dr. Faghih said.

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31 May 2010

Bangladesh + 10 others
GLOBAL: Asia most at risk from natural disasters

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— IRIN
NAIROBI, 31 May 2010 (IRIN) - Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran and Pakistan top a new ranking of countries at "extreme risk" of experiencing natural disasters compiled by a global risk assessment company.

The Natural Disaster Risk Index (NDRI) released on 27 May by Maplecroft, ranks 229 countries according to the human impact of natural disasters in terms of deaths per annum and per million of population, plus the frequency of events as well as the likelihood of earthquakes,

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This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

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26 May 2010

Bangladesh + 4 others
Bangladesh, Indonesia and Iran top natural disaster ranking - France, Italy, USA at "high risk"

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— Maplecroft
Bangladesh, Indonesia and Iran have been rated as the nations most at risk from extreme weather and geophysical events according to a new study ranking 229 countries on their vulnerability to natural disasters.

The Natural Disasters Risk Index (NDRI), released by global risks advisory firm Maplecroft, has been developed to enable businesses and insurance companies to identify risks to international assets. It is calculated by measuring the human impact of natural disasters, in terms of deaths per annum and per million of population, plus the frequency

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17 Jan 2010

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran quakes damage 150 houses - report

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— Reuters - AlertNet
17 Jan 2010 12:47:41 GMT

Source: Reuters

TEHRAN, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Two earthquakes which struck in the same area of southwestern Iran overnight damaged about 150 houses, an official said on Sunday.

The quakes of magnitude 4.9 and 4.1 respectively occurred near the town of Andimeshk in Khuzestan province, the official IRNA news agency reported.

The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported a 5.0 magnitude quake in the area shortly before midnight (2030 GMT) local time.

The two quakes on Saturday night and early Sunday morning damaged 150 urban and rural residential units, said

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