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disaster experience  

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  • Worldwide, more than 700 disasters occur each year, impacting many people. However, for the individual caught up in a disaster, whether as a victim, survivor, bystander, or emergency responder, the experience is usually unique, or at least sufficiently exceptional to constitute a milestone in that person's life. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; Disaster Experience]

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