
Post-disaster gathering areas are temporary spaces designated for people to assemble safely after disasters such as earthquake, flood, fire, and similar emergencies, where they can meet their basic needs and access information and assistance services.【1】 These areas are established to reduce panic and disorder following a disaster, ensure individual safety, and facilitate the process of directing people to temporary shelter facilities.【2】 Definition and Purpose Post-disaster gathering areas are
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WoWorld Drowning Prevention Day is an international observance held annually on 25 July to raise awareness about drowning prevention, promote water safety practices, and support efforts to reduce drowning-related deaths. The day was proclaimed by a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly A/RES/75/273.【1】 History World Drowning Prevention Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/75/273, adopted on 28 April 2021. The resolution designated 25 July as an in
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The familiar face you encounter when you step into the elevator... isn't that really someone whose name you don't even know? You share the same floor and the same stairs for years, yet the only conversation between you is limited to "good morning." Perhaps this is the strangest paradox of modern urban life: we know the person living on the other side of our wall less than we know someone thousands of kilometers away. In the past, neighborhood culture was different. A "door neighbor" was truly a
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