Kashmir: Can traditional construction mitigate quake damage?
By DW
30 June 2023 |
12:05 pm
Seismologists and disaster management experts have warned Kashmir is at risk of a looming human tragedy if it doesn't urgently earthquake proof its infrastructure.
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