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Table 4 Correspondence between the number of previous floods and the historical flood hazard level

From: Modelling the spatial distribution of five natural hazards in the context of the WHO/EMRO Atlas of Disaster Risk as a step towards the reduction of the health impact related to disasters

Number of previous flood events 1985–2005

Historical flood hazard level

0

None

1 – 3

Low

4 – 7

Medium

> 7

High