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Haiti: 230,000 deaths, New Zealand: 0 deaths. Why?

Source(s): New Zealand Herald, the - APN Holdings NZ Limited
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"With planning, preparation, community support, [..] it is possible to come through a major natural disaster, without major loss of life, and with the resiliency to build again, better than before" writes Jesse Dykstra, Natural Hazards Research Centre at Canterbury University.

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Hazards Earthquake
Themes Urban risk and planning Governance Disaster risk management Social impacts and social resilience Structural safety Critical infrastructure Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Country and region Haiti New Zealand

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