More than 410,000 internal displacements of people have been reported in the Dominican Republic between 2008 and 2022 due to weather-related natural disasters. About 304,000 of these internal displacements were due to storms, while an additional 107,000 were caused by floods. In September 2022, Hurricane Fiona alone was responsible for 44,000 internal displacements of people in the Latin American country.
Number of internal displacements of people due to weather-related disasters in the Dominican Republic from 2008 to 2022, by type of disaster
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IDMC. (October 30, 2023). Number of internal displacements of people due to weather-related disasters in the Dominican Republic from 2008 to 2022, by type of disaster [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427931/internal-displacements-of-people-weather-related-disasters-by-type-dominican-republic/
IDMC. "Number of internal displacements of people due to weather-related disasters in the Dominican Republic from 2008 to 2022, by type of disaster." Chart. October 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427931/internal-displacements-of-people-weather-related-disasters-by-type-dominican-republic/
IDMC. (2023). Number of internal displacements of people due to weather-related disasters in the Dominican Republic from 2008 to 2022, by type of disaster. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427931/internal-displacements-of-people-weather-related-disasters-by-type-dominican-republic/
IDMC. "Number of Internal Displacements of People Due to Weather-related Disasters in The Dominican Republic from 2008 to 2022, by Type of Disaster." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427931/internal-displacements-of-people-weather-related-disasters-by-type-dominican-republic/
IDMC, Number of internal displacements of people due to weather-related disasters in the Dominican Republic from 2008 to 2022, by type of disaster Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427931/internal-displacements-of-people-weather-related-disasters-by-type-dominican-republic/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of internal displacements of people due to weather-related disasters in the Dominican Republic from 2008 to 2022, by type of disaster [Graph], IDMC, October 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427931/internal-displacements-of-people-weather-related-disasters-by-type-dominican-republic/