Iran: Urban awareness programmes to reduce the impacts of natural hazards

Source(s): Iran Daily - Iran Newspaper
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"Iran is prone to more than 75 percent of natural disasters, including flood and earthquake," said Abolhassan Faqih, head of Iran’s Red Crescent Society in a report by the Iran Daily, emphasizing the need for urban awareness programmes to reduce the impact of disasters, reports the Iran Daily, No. 3906.

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