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From a disaster relief perspective, an immediate and efficient rescue operation after an earthquake can greatly increase the number of survivors. An effective rescue operation depends on two key elements: localisation of the affected areas and estimation of the number of casualties in these areas. Many more studies have been conducted on the localisation of affected areas than on casualty estimation...