Based on the comments by two reviewers, I would reconsider your manuscript after 'major revision' taking into account all the feedback and suggestions. I look forward to receiving the revised version of the manuscript.

Dear Malgwi et al.

Thank you for the revised submission of your manuscript “A generic physical vulnerability model for floods: Review and concept for data-scarce regions”.

Two reviewers have again provided detailed reviews. One of the two reviewers recommended minor revisions and I agree with the reviewer. Therefore I would like to invite you to submit a revised version of your manuscript incorporating comments by the reviewer (appended below).

I look forward to seeing the next version of your manuscript.

Regards
Animesh Gain

Comments by the reviewer:

The paper has improved from the first version. However, it still needs to be better targeted to the problem of data scarce regions. Section 2 still presents excessive details and information about indicators selection, development and weighting which should not be part of the paper as there is a vast amount of literature that is already discussing in details these issues. Contour information on the technicalities of designing indicators need not be part of the paper. It is also paradoxical to go into the details of indicators choice, design and development when the focus is on data scarce regions.
The innovative aspects and the features of the approach specifically tailored to data scarce regions are difficult to judge.
Finally, in the first section you mention that you present discussion and conclusions in section 6 but there is only a conclusions section 6 which is long and appears as a summary of the approach rather than a proper concluding section. Instead best practices could be given on what we learned regarding how to handle the measurement of physical vulnerability in data scarce regions.

Dear Mr. Malgwi et al,

I am pleased to inform you that the revised version of your manuscript, 'A generic physical vulnerability model for floods: Review and concept for data-scarce regions' (nhess-2019-366) can now be accepted for publication in our journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS). Please inform your co-authors of the editorial decision.

You will soon be contacted by the journal publication office for the preparation of the final version of your manuscript. Please respond promptly to the requests of the publication office, as this will condition the time of your publication, and read carefully any copy-editing recommendations that they make. Let me remind you that final publication of your paper on the journal web site is subject to the payment of the appropriate service charges. Also, do not forget that as an open-access journal you can freely distribute your paper once it is published.

I take this opportunity to thank you and your co-authors for having selected Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS) for the publication of your scientific work. I look forward to receiving further contributions to our journal from you and your co-authors.

Sincerely,

Animesh Gain
NHESS Editor