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This case study presents the Canadian Red Cross's housing reconstruction activities in Honduras and Nicaragua after 1998 hurricane Mitch.

During the past few decades, economic losses and human casualties due to natural disasters increased exponentially on our planet, mainly because of the increased density of population and industry in high hazard areas. Although the prediction of

On April 21, 2001, an F4 tornado struck Hoisington, Kansas (population 2,975), severely damaging 230 homes and businesses and leaving one person dead. The Clara Barton Hospital sustained extensive damage, estimated at nearly 1.5 million dollars. The

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Esta publicación se edita en el marco del Programa PREANDINO, creado por la CAF con el objetivo central de apoyar a Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú y Venezuela en la formulación de políticas nacionales, sectoriales y territoriales de

In response to Hurricane Ivan, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
deployed a Mitigation Assessment Team (MAT) to evaluate and assess damage from the hurricane and provide observations, conclusions, and recommendations on the performance of

This report talks about interactions between natural disasters and simultaneous technological accidents. It aims to provide an overview of the natech problem, and to present the state of the art in natech risk management. The report identifies the main

Intense rainfall from 1998 Hurricane Mitch, triggered in excess of 500,000 landslides, particularly debris flows, throughout the country. Landslides damaged an estimated 70% of the road network in Honduras. Numbers of fatalities due to landslides are not

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El caso peruano: el presente manual, constituye una herramienta práctica para los profesionales que realizarán la Estimación del Riesgo y una guía que orientará en la elaboración de los respectivos Informes; con la finalidad de contribuir a