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100 _aMohammed, Elberier O.
245 _aHazards in Africa: trends, implications and regional distribution
260 _c1998
300 _ap.103-12
520 _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
650 _aDisasters
650 _aAfrica
700 _aAbdul Rahman, Babiker A.
773 _aDisaster Prevention and Management: an International Journal
909 _a40462
999 _c40462
_d40462