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Disasters in Numbers, Kerala, 2013

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Disasters in Numbers, Kerala

Monsoon (June-December), 2013

District wise actual rainfall of 2013 vs long period average (LPA) rainfall

37

1.2

32

3.8 3

53

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28

0.9

28

6.5

22

9.5

29

6.5 3

26

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23

8.3

29

8.2

36

4.7

22

6.1

21

9.0

14

8.8

30

0.9 3

34

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30

1.4

29

0.4

25

4.9

19

8.8

26

6.5

25

3.7

23

1.5

24

2.5

28

3.7

23

2.8

19

5.3

13

8.6

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Districts

Actual Rainfall

LPA

Reported fatalities/district Reported fatalities/hazard type

District DA MR Hazard type DA MR

Thiruvananthapuram 8 5 Intense rain 181 68

Kollam 1 4 Coastal hazards 0 1

Pathanamthitta 13 10 Mass movements 17 22

Alappuzha 20 10 Total 198 91

Kottayam 15 9 Losses due to Monsoon Calamities, 2013(DA)

• Affected villages: 1063

• Affected population: 2.839 million

• Affected cropping area: 0.011 million hectare

• Value of affected cropping: Rs. 1388 million

• Number of houses damaged: 26694

• Value of damaged houses: Rs. 368.3 million

• Cattle fatality: 80059

• Value of damaged public utilities: Rs. 4999 million

Total estimated value of damages (crops, houses &

public utilities): Rs. 6755 million

Idukki 23 18

Ernakulam 20 7

Thrissur 24 1

Palakkad 9 1

Malappuram 16 0

Kozhikode 9 5

Wayanad 6 0

Kannur 20 13

Kasargod 14 8

Total 198 91 Data source: DA - District Administration; MR - Media Reports (Malayala Manorama Online)

Disasters in Numbers, Kerala, 2013

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Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (HVRA) Cell

(The research and technical laboratory of KSDMA)

Institute of Land and Disaster Management, Dept. of Revenue & Disaster Management, Govt. of Kerala

PTP Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram – 695038. Email: hvracell.gok@gmail.com; Tel/Fax: +91 (0) 471-2364424

Website: www.disasterlesskerala.org