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Photo credits:
Cover, Mexico City earthquake, 1985, photographer, Fred Krimgold; page 5, aerial view of Mexico City after 1985 earthquake, photographer, Fred Krimgold; page 8, damage from Hurricane Gilbert, Mexico, 1985, photographer, Alcira Kreimer; page 16, improved building standards for post-earthquake reconstruction, 1989, photographer, Fred Krimgold; page 24, Mexican family outside a reconstructed home, 1987, photographer, Alcira Kreimer; page 30, direct damage to infrastructure leads to economic and social disruption, 1994, photographer, Fred Krimgold; page 36, Post-1985 earthquake home reconstruction in Mexico, 1987, photographer, Alcira Kreimer. |
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