Young Kashmiri earthquake survivors peer through opening at humanitarian aid compound as they wait for aid delivery in Chakothi, east of Muzaffarabad. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
LONDON (AlertNet)' A jump in the number of natural disasters last year brought the effects of calamities like floods and drought to the doorstep of 158 million people worldwide, killing more than 90,000, according to the latest figures.
Hurricane Katrina and the Kashmir earthquake grabbed most of the headlines, but what do you know about other disasters in 2005? Try your hand at the AlertNet disasters quiz to find out. Click here to take the quiz
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