Natural disasters claim 318,000 lives in five years - Prof. Wasantha Athukorala - DailyNews
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Source: Daily News
Published: 2025-12-24 06:33 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Education
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Senior Professor Wasantha Athukorala of the Economics and Statistics Department at the Peradeniya University stated that 2,180 natural disaster incidents have been recorded over the past five years, resulting in nearly 318,000 deaths worldwide.
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