The impact of flood disasters on child education in Muzarabani District, Zimbabwe

Jamba: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Mudavanhu, Chipo ^a  

^a BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION   (Zimbabwe)

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EID: 84947933263     PISSN: 2072845X     EISSN: 19961421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jamba.v6i1.138     Document Type: Article

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