Huge mudslides from Hurricane Stan were big killers in Central America and southern Mexico

The torrential rains that caused flooding and huge mudslides, resulting in over a hundred deaths in Central America and southern Mexico prove again that we need to be better prepared against what is the most destructive type of natural hazard in the world.

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Date:

6 Oct 2005

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

Keywords

Themes:: Media
Countries:: Mexico
Regions:: Americas

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