00817pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002600040245007000066260000900136300001300145520039400158650001400552650001100566700002900577773006500606180718b1998   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aMohammed, Elberier O.  aHazards in Africa: trends, implications and regional distribution  c1998  ap.103-12  aExamines disasters in Africa between 1964 and 1991. Looks at types, trends, distribution and compares natural and man-made disasters. Data from the office of the US Foreign Disaster Assistance are used. The major natural hazards are drought, floods, cyclones, earthquakes and volcanoes. Major man-made hazards are civil strife, displaced persons, food shortages and epidemics. - Reproduced  aDisasters  aAfrica  aAbdul Rahman, Babiker A.  aDisaster Prevention and Management: an International Journal