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Local Weather Conditions
Local weather conditions, which are known to affect survival time among
people trapped in collapsed buildings after an earthquake, have a major
influence on the percentage of those injured who subsequently die before
they can be rescued. For example, the harsh winter conditions that were
present during the 1988 earthquake in Armenia, which killed an estimated
25,000 people, decreased the ability of those trapped to survive even if
their original injuries were minor. Some of the people who could otherwise
have been rescued may have perished because of the intense cold in the
mountainous region.
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