Global perspectives on loss of human life caused by floods

Natural Hazards

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-175

  Jonkman, S N ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Flood damage; Flood mortality; Floods; Loss of life; Natural disasters

Indexed keywords

FLASH FLOOD; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOODING; MORTALITY; NATURAL HAZARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 14244256892     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-004-8891-3     Document Type: Article

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