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Floods and Drowning Incidents by Floods
Floods as natural disasters can cause severe even fatal damages to many communities such as loss of lives and properties every year. The aim of this study is to present the risks of floods for the human life and the basic characteristics of the citizens who lose their lives as a result of floods. For this study, online archives related to flood events have been examined via search engines, “www...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Oryx
سال: 1974
ISSN: 0030-6053,1365-3008
DOI: 10.1017/s0030605300012242