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‘War zone stuff’: women 14 times more likely to die in natural disasters
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Women should be at centre of climate policies as they face increased rates of violence and homelessness after disasters, researchers say
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One woman lived in fear when her husband started drunkenly punching his car and throwing glass bottles at her.
Another recognised her partner’s worsening violence when her young son abruptly told a stranger: “My dad is really mean to my mum.”
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