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China Ups Its Disaster Preparedness

China Ups Its Disaster Preparedness

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May 01, 2013
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China, which annually faces almost every disaster possible - including earthquakes, floods, cyclones and landslides - is doing something right in the field of disaster risk reduction, experts say. A 7.0 magnitude quake struck Sichuan province on April 20, killing 207 people.

"China has learned from the experience of many years of heavy human and economic…

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