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Author(s) Yoshitani, Junichi; Takemoto, Norimichi; Adikari, Yoganath; Chavoshian, Seyed Ali

Case study on risk factor analysis of 1991 cyclone disaster in Hatiya Island, Bangladesh

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Public Works Research Institute (PWRI)
International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM)
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Technical note of PWRI no. 4094:

This report describes an analysis of the causes of the cyclone in 1991 on Hatiya Island in Bangladesh. The purpose of the report is to present a concrete analysis and quantitative evaluation of the causes of the occurrence and expansion of damage caused by the flooding and the effectiveness of efforts and countermeasures by disaster mitigation systems.

The major objective of this research is the factor analysis of 1991 cyclone disaster in Hatiya Island, Bangladesh. First, four Disaster Charts were formed based on a bibliographic survey and hearings in Japan. Next, a hypothesis was set up regarding the mechanism of the disaster in Hatiya Island. Then, verification of the hypothesis was conducted using the Disaster Charts and the outcome of field surveys.

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Hazards Cyclone, Hurricane and Typhoon Flood
Themes Risk identification and assessment
Country and region Bangladesh
ISBN/ISSN/DOI
0386-5878
Number of pages
50 p.
Publication year
2008

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