Description: A total of 251 384 deaths have been associated with tropical cyclones worldwide, 1980-2000 . Bangladesh accounts for more than 60 percent of the registered deaths in this period while the Philippines show the highest frequency of tropical cyclones with reported deaths.
Published in: Reducing Disaster Risk: A Challenge for Development - A Global Report.
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