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captain queeg

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1. The worst disasters, in terms of human deaths, in history have been floods

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Sat Jun 17, 2023, 02:49 PM

Jun 2023

The flood itself doesn’t kill most people. It’s the aftermath, with lack of clean water, disease, and destruction of crops. That continues to kill people after the flood waters recede.

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