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The dangerousness of earthquakes are rated from one to ten. One being you aren’t able to feel it and ten being VERY powerful. There was a deadly earthquake, almost no one survived. A deadly 7.2 earthquake occurred in the Central Philippines. All signs and clues pointed to the East Bohol Fault. A 6 rated earthquake that happened before, injured 300 people and caused a tsunami. But the 7.2 earthquake didn’t cause any tsunami. All of the dangerous earthquakes damaged ports, schools and airports; even a hospital collapsed killing at least 18 people. Children were injured in stampedes at two sports complexes while others rushed to the exits. Five people were killed in a earthquake - triggered landslide. People respond to a natural disaster by gathering resources, spreading the word, and government help. After a disaster, the civilians would try and gather resources to survive. When the 7.2 earthquake struck Bohol, it destroyed everyone’s homes, so they salvaged the remaining materials and tried to construct a tent or tiny hut for shelter (Doc A). I have seen pictures of victims of the earthquake …show more content…
searching for anything that they could find that would help build shelter or help get food or water (Doc E). The IFRC issued a Revised Emergency Appeal seeking 7.7 million people to assist families for 16 months (Doc A). I think that it’s great that the helpers should first help the people and then rebuild homes. Then while the people are resting or being taken care of by others, the rest can start rebuilding homes. The mayor/ruler of the civilians would try and spread the word so others that are listening could come and help.
People wrote, ¨Help Us!¨ signs on the highway so people could read it, and help (Doc C) In document D, I´ve seen that there are over 78,585 displaced families that haven´t been helped. Some buildings and bridges collapsed so the helpers couldn't help the ones that are in need, so the helpers contacted others so that they could of a way to get to the civilians (Doc C) I think that it’s great that 7.7 million volunteers are going to help the ones in need, but I think that instead of a group of people helping one person or family, they should have 2 people help one person or one family. So then the rest can help the remaining families and individuals. And then most of the volunteers can go back home and don’t have to be separated from their families for 16
months. Once the government hears of the horrible disasters, they will start sending people to go and help the civilians. Edwin, posts of facebook, telling the government that these injured and traumatized people need help and the helpers can´t get to them(Doc B). Richard Gordon says on T.V., that these victims of the earthquake need aid, then the government sent Red Cross (Doc A). The people of Tupas yells, ¨WE NEED FOOD AND WATER!¨ That tells the government and anybody else listening to donate or do anything to help the poor people (Doc B). I like how people are allowed to donate or do anything to help these people that have lost their homes and maybe some people they love. The aftermath of the earthquakes involve people gathering resources, spreading the word, and government aid. I found out that earthquakes occur very often and no one can stop them. There are hundreds of earthquakes that happen everyday. All that we can do is prepare for the earthquake, help others that had just experienced an earthquake, and help them get back on their feet and get their normal lives back.
According to the article The Joplin Tornado: The Evil Swirling Darkness it states,”Instead, they speak of the power of their faith, the strength of their community, and the generosity of the thousands of people from around the country who came to help heal their wounded city.” This is saying that they were happy that people came and helped them to persevere and rebuild their town. A Storm Chaser’s First Hand Account on the Joplin Tornado explains,“I'm watching a pick-up truck loaded with supplies and ladders--it's a local grassroots effort. That's what America's about. People helping people. That's what we're seeing here. It's not people waiting for government aid, even though there's going to be lots of people that need it. We've just got grassroots efforts of people pouring in and helping.” This shows that the people were helping those in need, and that they weren’t waiting for the government to come and help them rebuild they did it on their own. Finally Jeff Piotrowski says,”The way we got people out was that the people that came in there, they started picking up their family members and loading them into trucks and driving them to the only hospital left in Joplin. That's how we got people out of here.” He is telling us that family members and other people help each other, and help to bring back the people from their
On February 4th 1975 in Haicheng China there was a magnitude 7.5 earthquake. Over a period of months there were changes in elevation in land, ground water and unusual animal behavior which are all precursors to an earthquake. Days before the 7.5 magnitude earthquake there were foreshocks that triggered an eviction warning that effectively saved over 150,000 lives or injuries. This is a pro as this forecast saved thousands of lives and had the people of this area (knowing this was a place of seismic activity) took precautions, like that of earthquake resistant buildings, evacuation points, preparing disaster supplies among other preparations the following may not have happened or would have been less of a disaster.
Ten million California residents who lived closely from the major fault lines could have been endangered in many extreme ways. (House, 56). A tragic thing was that after the earthquake a multitudes of fire followed right after. The situation led to the water mains being destroyed and the firefighter being left with no water to settle the growing fire which continued blazing. The bay water was planned on putting all of the dure out but it was to far in distance to be able to transport it (Earthquake of 1906, 2). The firefighters who were putting out the fire were either surrounded or being burned by the fire that was blazing in all directions (San Francisco Earthquake, 2). A resident who was present during the event mention that he/she saw men and women standing in a corner of a building praying, one person who became delirious by the horrific ways that were surrounding him while crying and screaming at the top of his lungs “the Lord sent it, the Lord”. Someone also mentioned that they experience themselves seeing Stones fall from the sky and crushing people to death. Reporters say there were 100 cannons going off (San Francisco Earthquake, 3). People who lived fifty miles away from the fire was able to “read the newspaper at
Many people have lost their homes so the government had to help with the construction of houses. Many infrastructures, and buildings were destroyed. as well as the. Cottages were built for the survivors of the earthquake. The Congress gave funds in order to reconstruct many public buildings that were damaged by the earthquake or fire.
Hazards pose risk to everyone. Our acceptance of the risks associated with hazards dictates where and how we live. As humans, we accept a certain amount of risk when choosing to live our daily lives. From time to time, a hazard becomes an emergent situation. Tornadoes in the Midwest, hurricanes along the Gulf Coast or earthquakes in California are all hazards that residents in those regions accept and live with. This paper will examine one hazard that caused a disaster requiring a response from emergency management personnel. Specifically, the hazard more closely examined here is an earthquake. With the recent twenty year anniversary covered by many media outlets, the January 17, 1994, Northridge, California earthquake to date is the most expensive earthquake in American history.
What would you do if you lost everything because of an earthquake? How would you get help? On October 16, 2013 a 7.2 magnitude quake struck the central Philippines. People lost lives, homes, family, and friends. Unfortunately, there were many aftershocks and tons of people were injured. People reacted by getting help from the Red Cross, providing evacuation centers, and gathering resources.
Because of the damage to the city, the people around the affected area had to move elsewhere, but they were killed off due to the firestorms; the remaining survivors attempted to rebuild the city. They got help from foreign lands, which were willing to help by loaning and donating money. With donated money, they were able to rebuild homes and to restore the land. In addition to getting help from foreign lands, they worked internally to help their own nation. The survivors of the caustic disaster took loans from the national bank, which made the economy flourish. Even though the people worked amongst themselves and helped each other, the g...
The effects caused by earthquakes are devastating. They cause loss of human life and have effects on infrastructure and economy. Earthquakes can happen at any time anywhere. In January 12, 2010 an earthquake of a magnitude of 7.0 hit the nation of Haiti. An estimation of 316,000 people were killed, and more than 1.3 million Haitians were left homeless (Earthquake Information for 2010). Haiti was in a terrified chaos. After the earthquake, families were separated because many of the members were killed. Homes, schools, and hospitals were demolished. People lost their most valuable belongings. It will take time for the country to recover from this terrible disaster. The long damages are economic issues, health-state, and environmental issues that effect in the beautiful island of Haiti.
After the earthquake happens, many problems will occur; for example, there will be a problem of supply with goods or temporary dwellings. However, the most frightening problem is disease. After an earthquake, there are sanitary problems. If some diseases spread among the people, it will be difficult to cure the diseases because there will be almost no medical supplies and almost no food.
To begin, earthquakes are more dangerous than hurricanes because they can severely damage man-made structures. In "Earthquakes: effects" the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 reportedly "caused 90% of damage by fire," (paragraph 9). This examplifies that fires started by earthquakes can cause damage to man-made structures, such as large buildings and houses. This may also prove that earthquakes can create multiple other
They went through so much nobody couldn’t even image how much pain they went through. Some went through famine, drought, disease and through family lose. Everyone can help these Children by giving just a shoebox of joy to get their mind off the lost of their family, that could help them so much. That is the way the book by Franklin Graham is called “A Story of Simple Gift.” It tells about how much a difference it could make just by a shoebox. These children wait all year to see if they are going to get a shoebox. I believe that America can help more than what we are doing now.
People will find a different area where they can move to after a disaster hits. This can lead to lack of space and resources. People are fighting against one another for the chance of survival.
Living within a dynamic system requires humans to use scientific knowledge to predict and prepare for large scale events, since not a day goes by without a change in the Earth: The continents drifting away, land rising, and faults. This essay will focus on one main thing: earthquakes. An earthquake measured magnitude 6.6, according to United States Geological Survey, which happened in Bam, Iran in the year 2003. This earthquake was caused by a “buried” fault in the Earth, said to rupture every 2,000 years. After rupturing, it will heal over a period of years (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics Space Association, 2009). This earthquake was called a national tragedy by the Iranian President Khatami (British Broadcasting Corporation, 2003). It affected a part of the Iranian society, which leads to the question of how you could prevent similar effects on the society in lethal earthquake situations: this will be the social factor of the devastating earthquake.
Introduction Whenever a disaster occurs, the international community, such as states and international organizations, has always responded by sending various forms of humanitarian aid. Emergency assistance has been provided not only in the form of food, clothing and medicine, but also in the form of manpower; experts and project coordinators from many international humanitarian organizations hoped to be able to help people in an affected area. However, every humanitarian aid endeavor that has been dispersed has not always been successful. According to the World Bank (2008), this failed international humanitarian response can be identified in the large amount of aid that has been given out by the international community that was not in accordance
The purpose of this paper is to discuss potential disasters that could affect a community and cause mass casualties. Further discussion will include who is responsible for the management preparedness, what barriers must be considered and finally this paper will discuss the health care facilities role in emergency supplies and care of the patient in a disaster situation. The Community Communities throughout the country and the world are susceptible to disasters. The environment and location of a community often predisposes a greater susceptibility to the type of disaster. For example, Central Pennsylvania would not be susceptible to an avalanche, however, communities in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado would have increased vulnerability.