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« on: June 04, 2015, 01:29:23 AM »


First the Kashmir floods and then cyclone Hudhud in Visakhapatnam; India recently witnessed the fury of nature. But this is nothing. According to a recent research, Kolkata can see even bigger natural calamity, where about 1.8 crore lives can get affected.

And it’s not just India alone, Swiss Re, an insurance company, has come up with list of cities that can witness a large scale natural disaster. Let’s look at them.
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« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2015, 01:30:07 AM »
Tehran



Rank: 10
Country: Iran
No of people at risk: 15.6 million

Image: A general view of the shrine of Imam Khomeini.
Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters
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« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2015, 01:30:35 AM »
Los Angeles



Rank: 9
Country: US
No of people at risk: 16.4 million

Image: Universal Studios in Los Angeles.
Photograph: Phil McCarten/Reuters
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« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2015, 01:30:56 AM »
Shanghai



Rank: 8
Country: China
No of people at risk: 16.7 million

Image: A Chinese man wearing a colourful traditional attire near a tourist shopping district in Shanghai .
Photograph: Claro Cortes/Reuters
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« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2015, 01:31:15 AM »
Kolkata



Rank: 7
Country: India
No of people at risk: 17.9 million

Image: A Hindu devotee prays on the bank of the Ganges river against the backdrop of Howrah Bridge.
Photograph: Jayanta Shaw/Reuters
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« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2015, 01:31:46 AM »
Nagoya



Rank: 6
Country: Japan
No of people at risk: 22.9 million

Image: Nagakute area in Nagoya.
Photograph: Reuters

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