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Learn from past disasters on the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ knowledge base. These collections explore the lessons learned from past disasters, what were the risk drivers, impacts and efforts towards building back better.

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Disaster learnings

30 Aug 2023

Canada: Fort McMurray wildfire 2016

In May 2016, a wildfire swept through Fort McMurray, Alberta, ruining thousands of homes and buildings, and causing tens of thousands of people to evacuate.

Disaster learnings

04 Mar 2024

Hurricane Katrina 2005

Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast of the United States and is widely remembered as one of the country's most consequential disasters.

Disaster learnings

25 Aug 2023

Hurricane Irma 2017

Hurricane Irma ravaged the Caribbean and the Atlantic United States, resulting in over U.S. $50 billion worth of losses and dozens of deaths.

Disaster learnings

04 Mar 2024

Pakistan floods 2010-2011

In July 2010, heavy monsoon rains affected millions of people by submerging approximately one-fifth of Pakistan's land area.

Disaster learnings

04 Mar 2024

El Nino 2015 - 2016

The 2015-16 El Niño was one of the strongest El Niño events since 1950, with wide-ranging effects felt around the world.

Disaster learnings

15 Mar 2022

Cyclones Idai and Kenneth 2019

Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall near Beira City, Mozambique on 14 March 2019, bringing strong winds and severe flooding in Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Madagascar.

Disaster learnings

04 Mar 2024

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak 

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global outbreak of coronavirus, an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus.

Disaster learnings

04 Mar 2024

Sierra Leone: Mudslide 2017

In August 2017, a massive mudslide in Freetown, Sierra Leone, resulted in many deaths while demolishing homes and communities.