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City faces tsunami risk as mangroves reducing [1]

Environmental experts have expressed concern over the reduction of mangrove forests along the Sindh coast, warning that if the mangroves are not protected, the city fears a greater risk of being hit by a tsunami in the future.

Publication Date: 
15/04/2009
Amar Guriro [2]
Daily Times (Pakistan) [3]
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Environment [4], Mangroves [5], Natural Disasters [6], Tsunami [7], UNDP [8], Pakistan [9], Karachi [10]
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