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Storm - USA

Late Winter Storm - USA

Flood - Argentina

Earthquake - Turkey

Tornado - USA

Flood - China

Other events
Catastrophe Report 3
January 1 – July 8, 2003


Other notable and unusual events (selected)

Date

Country/region

Event

Fatalities

Economic losses (mil US$)

Insured losses (mil US$)

 

June - July

Bangladesh

Flood

> 100

June 26

Bangladesh

Landslide

22

 

June 10

Germany

Thunderstorms

12

Late May – early Ju= ne

India

Heat wave

1,210

 

May 27

Philippines (Luzon)

Tropical storm

41

~ 3

May 21

Northern Algeria

Earthquake

2,266

~ 100

 

May 8

Madagascar

Cyclone

265

Early – mid May

W.Kenya, E.Somalia & S.Ethiopia

Flood

160

 

May

Sri Lanka

Flood and landslide

235

28

April 22

India (Assam)

Cyclone

36

 

April 20

Kyrgyzstan

Landslide

38

Early April

Canada (Nova Scotia/Newfoundland)

Floods

~ 10

 

End-March to early April=

Indonesia (Flores & West Timor)

Flood and landslide

~ 30

3

March 31

Bolivia (Tipuani)

Landslide

24

 

Feb 24

China

Earthquake

268

Feb 6

Congo

Tornado

164

 

Jan 29

Indonesia

Landslide

18

Jan 24

Fiji

Tropical storm

15

30

 

Jan 22

Mexico (Colima & Jalisco)

Earthquake

30

Jan

Australia (ACT)

Wildfires

5

> 125

125

Dec 2002 – Jan 2003

Bangladesh, India & Nepal

Cold wave

~1,500