Located on the Alps-Himalaya seismic zone, Armenia has historically been prone to earthquakes. The last devastating earthquake in 1988 rocked Spitak, killing 25,000 people and injuring 19,000, severely damaging 517,000 homes and causing an estimated economic loss of US 15-20 billion dollars in Northern parts of the country. Floods in the country also pose danger. For instance, flooding in 2010 caused an estimated US 10 million dollars in damage. However...
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Disaster Risk Management in Armenia
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Disaster Risk
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Takeuchi,Ko.
Disaster Risk Management in Armenia (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/712541645584549007