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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Reality: Collapsing buildings are responsible for the majority of deaths in seismic disasters. Whereas it is not possible to stop earthquakes, it is possible to construct anti-seismic buildings and to organize human activities in such a way as to minimize the risk of death. Myth 46: Disasters always happen to someone else.