Explosions in the port of ian in in China ¨ith respect to man‰ma‚e ‚isasters… the larest insurance loss event of 2015 cause‚ the larest insure‚ loss of 2015ˆ happene‚ in Asiaˆ ™n 12 Auust… to massive explosions at the •ort of ian in in northeast China claime‚ 1 victims an‚ in ure‚ many moreˆ he explosions affecte‚ an area of €m ra‚ius… causin lare‰scale ‚amae to surroun‚in property an‚ infrastructureˆ he property insurance loss is estimate‚ to be Ž‘’ 2ˆ5 billion to Ž‘’ ˆ5 billionˆ ea‚ more in the special chapter on ian in in this sigmaˆ ƒatin America an‚ the Caribbean “nsure‚ losses in ƒatin America ere over Natural catastrophes an‚ man‰ma‚e ‚isasters cause‚ total losses above Ž‘’ billion Ž‘’ billion in 2015ˆ in ƒatin America an‚ the Caribbean in 2015ˆ “nsure‚ losses ere over Ž‘’ billionˆ he main ‚rivers ere earthŒua€es… hurricanes an‚ floo‚sˆ ˜loo‚s hit northern Chileˆ ™n Šarch 25–26… there ere very heavy rains in the Atacama ’esert in northern Chile… one of the ‚riest places on earthˆ he Copiapó iver hich… accor‚in to overnment sources… ha‚ been ‚ry for 1 years… rapi‚ly fille‚ ith rainater an‚ 10 overfloe‚ˆ he roun‚’s roc€ surface an‚ lac€ of veetation meant that the hih volumes of rainater ere not absorbe‚ˆ “nstea‚… there ere massive mu‚flos that hit the cities of Copiapó an‚ Antofaasta in the Atacama an‚ Antofaasta reionsˆ Accor‚in to overnment estimates… the total ‚amae amounte‚ to Ž‘’ 1ˆ5 billionˆ 0 b “nsure‚ losses ere aroun‚ Ž‘’ ˆ„5 illion… the larest insure‚ loss from a natural catastrophe in the reionˆ El Niño/EN‘™ is associate‚ ith arm an‚ et eather alon the coast of •eru an‚ Chileˆ •atricia as the stronest hurricane on ‘imilarly… in 2015 El Niño fuelle‚ the tropical storm season in the eastern •acific… recor‚ in the eastern North •acific an‚ accor‚in to the N™AAˆ he eastern •acific sa 1‡ name‚ storms… inclu‚in 1 Atlantic basinsˆ hurricanes… nine of hich ere ma orˆ “t as the first year since 1†1 that there ere nine ma or hurricanes in the eastern •acificˆ ¨ith in‚ spee‚s of 20 €m/h… žurricane •atricia as the stronest hurricane on recor‚ in both the Atlantic an‚ the 11 eastern North •acific basinsˆ žoever… it ‚i‚ not hit heavily populate‚ areas hen it ma‚e lan‚fall in Šexico… an‚ the insure‚ losses ere mo‚erateˆ he remnants of •atricia ‚i‚ brin rainfall to exas… thouhˆ he combine‚ Šexico/exas insure‚ losses are estimate‚ to have been Ž‘’ 0ˆ billionˆ here ere some lare man‰ma‚e A fire an‚ explosion on a ‚rillin platform in the ”ay of Campeche… Šexico… cause‚ ‚isasters in ƒatin America in 2015ˆ the biest man‰ma‚e loss of the reionˆ “n another ‚isaster in November… a tailins ‚am at an iron ore mine in Šinas –erais… ”rail… burst causin sinificant ‚amae an‚ environmental pollution as mu‚ travelle‚ throuh ateraysˆ 10 “˜loo‚in in Chile’s Atacama ’esert after years’ orth of rain in one ‚ay”… climate.gov, 16 April 2015… https://ˆclimateˆov/nes‰features/event‰trac€er/floo‚in‰chile§E2§‡0§††s‰atacama‰‚esert‰ after‰years§E2§‡0§††‰orth‰rain‰one‰‚ay 11 “žurricane •atricia is stronest recor‚e‚ in Eastern Nortn •acific”… orld eteorlogical rganiation… 12 ™ctober 2015… https://ˆmoˆint/me‚ia/content/hurricane‰patricia‰stronest‰recor‚e‚‰eastern‰ north‰pacific Swiss Re sigma No 1/2016 11
