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Cred crunch, Issue no. 53, December 2018 - Flash floods: Sharing of experience - Kerala

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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)
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In August 2018, the state of Kerala in India was hit by severe flash floods, which carried heavy human and economic consequences. Flash floods are a particular type of flood disasters, characterized by their rapid onset and potential for infrastructure destruction. This issue of Cred Crunch discusses flash floods and their global importance, and presents a field mission to Kerala undertaken by the CRED Team in partnership with the Indian NGO Doctors For You.

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Hazards Flood
Themes Health and health facilities
Country and region India
Number of pages
2 p.
Publication year
2018

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