Challenges in disaster relief operations: evidence from the 2017 Kermanshah earthquake
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2017 Kermanshah Earthquake; Lessons Learned
n November 12, 2017 at 17:35 local time, an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7.3 struck Ezgeleh, Kermanshah Province, Iran. It is estimated that 600 to 700 people were killed, and more than 10,000 injured. This unfortunate event gives us pause to re-examine, and thereby improve, Iran’s disaster planning, preparedness, mitigation, and program responses. Computer-mediated technologies such a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2042-6747
DOI: 10.1108/jhlscm-08-2019-0054