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FACILITY
How hard lessons strengthen resilience against disasters
Disasters all teach some of the same hard lessons, whether the destruction comes from floods, fires, windstorms or other events.
https://www.zurich.com/en/knowledge/articles/2018/06/how-hard-lessons-strengthen-resilience-against-disasters
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