Publication: Global RApid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) Report: Mw 6.3 Herat Earthquake Sequence in Afghanistan, October 2023
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2024-01-02
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2024-01-02
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Following the Herat province (Western Afghanistan) earthquake sequence of October 7 to 15, 2023, the World Bank carried out a remote desk-based assessment of the physical damages using the Global RApid post-disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) methodology. The objective of the assessment is to develop a model-based estimate of the direct physical (economic) damages to residential buildings (houses), non-residential buildings (e.g., education, health, worship, commercial, industrial assets) and infrastructure (e.g., transport, power, water, telecommunications), and to evaluate the spatial distribution of damages in order to support the development of a roadmap for recovery and reconstruction. This report summarizes the key findings of the assessment.
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“World Bank; Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR). 2024. Global RApid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) Report: Mw 6.3 Herat Earthquake Sequence in Afghanistan, October 2023. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/40816 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”
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