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Earthquakes

Much of Kurdistan lies along the Zagros and Anatolian fault zones. This programme explains the risk and how families and communities can prepare.

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Earthquakes

Much of Kurdistan lies along the Zagros and Anatolian fault zones. This programme explains the risk and how families and communities can prepare.

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What it offers

The risk explained

How the Zagros and Anatolian fault zones produce earthquakes, in plain words.

Preparing a home

Steps from official civil protection guidance.

After a quake

How to find verified information and help well.

Lessons learned

A course on the 2023 Kahramanmaraş disaster and its lessons.

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Who it is for

4 audiences

Families in the homelandDiaspora familiesCommunity CellsTeachers

How it works

Learn: read the guide or take the course.

Prepare: follow the home and family steps.

Practise: run a drill with your family.

Respond: after a quake, use the crisis information page.

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