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FEMININE FACE OF NATURAL DISASTERS

More Women Die Than Men as a Result of Natural Disasters

More women die than men as the direct and indirect result of natural disasters, according to research presented at a Royal Geographical Society’s conference in London. This effect is strongest in countries with very low social and economic rights for women. In contrast, in those countries, in which women in their everyday lives have almost equal rights as men, natural disasters kill men and women about equally.

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PERU - EARTHQUAKE

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SOMALIA – FLEEING DROUGHT & HUNGER

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BANGLADESH – FLOODING

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ITALY – EARTHQUAKE – L’AQUILA

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