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… to 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 rainater an‚ 10 overfloe‚ˆ he roun‚’s roc€ surface an‚ lac€ of veetation meant that the hih volumes of rainater ere not absorbe‚ˆ “nstea‚… there ere massive mu‚flos 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 žoever… 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 ateraysˆ 10 “˜loo‚in in Chile’s Atacama ’esert after years’ orth of rain in one ‚ay”… climate.gov, 16 April 2015… https://ˆclimateˆov/nes‰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 rganiation… 12 ™ctober 2015… https://ˆmoˆint/me‚ia/content/hurricane‰patricia‰stronest‰recor‚e‚‰eastern‰ north‰pacific Swiss Re sigma No 1/2016 11

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