Day_116 : World Disaster Chronology-1981

Date	Place	Disaster Type	Situations
1981.01-	Philippines (Mindanao)	Heavy Rain, Flood	200 (DM)
1981.01.19	Indonesia, East (Irian Jaya)	Inland Earthquake	M6.8, 1,400–2,000 (DM)
1981.01-	South Africa	Heavy Rain, Flood	200 (DM)
1981	India, North	Cold Wave	270 (DM)
1981	China, Central	Inland Earthquake	M unknown, 100 (DM)
1981	Pakistan	Inland Earthquake	M unknown, 210 (DM)
1981.04.17	India, East	Tornado	Over 120 (DM)
1981.05.14	Indonesia, South（Java）	Volcano	325 (DM)
1981.06-	India	Cyclone, Flood	500-3,000 (DM)
1981.06.11	Iran, East	Inland Earthquake	*1981 Golbaf Earthquake, M6.7, 3,000 (DM), Kerman Province**
1981.07.01	Philippines	Mudslide	120(DM)
1981.07.12	Sichuan Province**	Heavy Rain, Flood	M (unknown), 1,600 (DM)
1981.07-	India/Nepal	Heavy Rain, Flood	Over 100 (DM)
1981.07.28	Iran, East	Inland Earthquake	*1981 Sirch earthquake M7.2, Kerman Province, 1,500-8,000(DM)**
1981.08-	China, North	Heavy Rain, Flood	Over 800 (DM), Yellow river
1981.08-	Colombia	Heavy Rain, Flood	150 (DM)
1981.08-	Japan	Typhoon, Flood	43 (DM),Injured 170, Destroyed approx.4,400, Inundation over31,000
1981.09-	Nepal	Heavy Rain, Flood	Over 500 (DM)
1981.10.09	Philippines （Mindanao）	Landslide	Over 200 (DM)
1981.10-	Sichuan	Landslide	240 (DM)
1981.11-	Philippines	Typhoon, Flood	270 (DM)
1981.12-	India, North	Cold Wave	Over 130 (DM)

D : The number of death DM : Dead and missing number

* Kerman province in Iran has two huge earthquake disasters in this year, the 1981 Golbaf earthquake and the 1981 Sirch earthquake. The 2003 Bam earthquake also hit this province and the Bam earthquake disaster was the worst earthquake disaster which caused over 26000 casualties in Iran.

** Sichuan Province in China also experienced the 2008 Situan earthquake disaster which made approx.69000 fatalities.