Session 3: The Global Historical Context of Emergency ...

Major modern disasters, including the December 2004 tsunami events that struck throughout Asia (over 300,000 people killed in a moment by a devastating wall of water), Cyclone Nargis in Burma (146,000 killed or missing), or the Sichuan Earthquake (69,000 killed and 375,000 injured) have been described as being almost inconceivable, as ... ................
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