Millions of People Shaken Up Boom! Crash! Sound echo everywhere. People scream all around you. A deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake has just hit your town. On October 14, 2013 this happened in the Philippines (B-Essay). There were 3,512,281 affected individuals and 36,645 houses damaged (Doc. D). 39 roads and 18 bridges were in disrepair (Doc. D). People respond in certain ways after a natural disaster. They band together and react with Red Cross and government, Evacuation centers, and Gathering supplies. Imagine trying to rebuild after a natural disaster with no charity’s or government to help. Red Cross and government play an essential role in reacting and rebuilding after a natural disaster. The government has given 100,000 family food packs to quake zones (Doc. C). Red cross has provided the affected individuals with blankets, water containers, personal hygiene items, mosquito nets, and tarpaulins (Doc. A). Red Cross is helping rebuild the victim’s homes (Doc. A). Red Cross is giving household supplies and rebuilding homes while the government is giving food. With the total amount of funding from charities and government, they can help people’s basic needs. Charities and governments working together will get these cities running well again. …show more content…
Evacuation centers save many families.
They bring families to camps and provide food, water, and shelter. Following the earthquake, 22,816 families were put into evacuation centers (Doc. D) There are 93 evacuation sites with people in them (Doc. D). Overall, there was 344,000 people in evacuation centers (Doc. D). Without evacuation centers, cities would become overcrowded. They would lose food and water fast and chaos would break out. Without as much people there is more food for people who are still in the city. The people at the evacuation center get food and water too. More people brought are brought to evacuation centers every
day. Gathering supplies after natural disasters saves millions of people. If people did not gather the supplies the had, it would be too late when the charity's arrived. As we see in Document E, makeshift homes and tents are the only shelter victims get. “We have some food and water, but it will not last long,” said earthquake victim Serafin Magallen in Document C. Although people gather supplies, they still need blankets, water containers, personal hygiene items, mosquito nets, and tarpaulins from charities. People salvage supplies and wait for charities to show up. Gathering supplies is good, but they need to have outside help too. It will usually last for just enough time until amazing people can come in and help People respond in certain ways after a natural disaster. People band together and react with Red Cross and government, evacuation centers, and gathering supplies. Each of these reactions alone cannot save people from natural disasters, but when combined, they just might get people back on their feet. They just might save millions of innocent people.The just might overcome Mother Nature.
Hurricane Katrina was considered as the worst hurricane in the history of United States. The winds and the rain were shattering people’s homes which collapsed and flooded. Thousands of people were suffering and dying. People were starving, and becoming dehydrated. Many people were left on the street and became homeless. After the hurricane, so many questions were left regarding the widespread damage and loss of loved ones. This devastating disaster destroyed the city of New Orleans and nearby cities and was estimated to cost $80 billion dollars in damage. State and local emergency in the affected area were struggling to perform urgent response missions such as emergency medical services, search and rescue, firefighting, giving food and water,
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
On January 12, 2010, while vacationing in Santo Domingo, DR. Tragedy hit and my strong foundation no longer stood. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 shook and uprooted homes, places of business and my sense of peace. After hearing news of the earthquake, I rush to Port-au-Prince to check on my family. I was reassured that my family was secured and had no life threatening injuries, but the same was not said to my grandparent’s neighbor. Their neighbor suffered from a head injury and deep laceratio...
Earthquakes can cause significant damage to building via waves of energy that propagate from the epicenter. The waves cause the ground to move, which can create structural failure of buildings, resulting in collapse or partial failure. Although the waves cause significant damage, what happens to the structure after the earthquake? A common theme from the 1906 California earthquake was fire. Two images in the text with descriptions, explained that the building had partially withstood the quake, only to burn down later.
Earthquake is the earth tremor that results from the sudden release of the pent-up energy in the earth’s crust. This released energy creates the seismic waves that determine the frequency, type and size of the earthquakes. Any earthquakes whose magnitude is bellow 5 on the Richter scale is considered weak, while the earthquakes whose magnitude is above 7on the Richter scale is considered potentially dangerous. The largest earthquake ever register in the history of man is the earthquake in Japan in 2011 which had a magnitude of 9.0 on the Mercalli scale(Seeram, pars. 4-5). While most earthquakes are causes by seismic events on the earth’s crust, these can be accelerated by natural events, or the activities of the human beings. For example, when the geological faults lines rapture, pressure is created in the earth’s crust forcing its way out thereby causing a break or sliding along the fault line. Volcanic activities are also known to cause earthquakes and so are nuclear test, bombs and landslides. The hypocenter is the initial point from which the raptures occur, while the epicenters is the ground directly above the hypocenter (Zacharias,, sec. A)
As we all know, the economic development, the proportion of pollution, ecological imbalance, war, and terrorism is rising up, so disaster can happen wherever, by people or nature. These disasters can wreck millions of lives. In order to save the lives of these people the Red Cross is taking action. This can be seen in many ways, like International Services. This means that the Red Cross provides assistance to those in need globally. The American Red Cross will work together with local Red Cross chapters to help and give the best support to as many people as they can. Also the Red Cross, “[invests] in disaster preparedness [which] makes communities less vulnerable.” For example, they help prevent measles by vaccinating children against the virus. The Red Cross also educates people on matters of international humanitarian law. They also “are reconnecting families separated by international war and disaster.” This shows the humanitarian spirit and it is a good way to heal the souls of those affected by the
...tragedy is unique and the suffering that it can cause on each individual may vary from person to person. But without the help of government and the dedicated professionals like social workers it will be extremely hard to implement prevention and to guide the needy to obtain the resources needed during difficult situations. Natural disasters are part of nature. Unfortunately, these natural occurrences have catastrophic consequences such as death, injuries, and psychosocial and political impacts. Luckily, there are program that help individuals with the aftermath, like FEMA. Individuals struggling with physical and social issues, depend not only on their families and support from their various communities, but also on the guidelines of agencies and programs of the federal, state, local or court level to maintain and improve their quality of life (Jansson, 2012).
Strike-slip or the transcurrent fault is when two lands are sliding past each other horizontally, with little to no vertical
... and re-stabilize their economies. Productive and healthy (to include psychological health) people will be required for successful recovery. Success in disaster management will depend on the willingness of governments and NGOs to learn from the experiences of survivors, and the capacity of these entities to implement recovery strategies that are conducive to the cultural and economic realities of the region.
This isn't likely to happen on the East Coast, but it could. This is an aerial view of damage to Sukuiso, Japan, a week after the earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the area in March, 2011.
The role in a disaster event is to protect their people from it. Neighbours, families, relatives are the people who are the first one to provide quick help in relief and rescue. The role of community in preparedness is as important as the involvement of government in disaster management. Community helps in building trust and confidence among the residents by involving them in various participatory and decision making activities during disaster preparedness. Local volunteers and representative groups from the community help in the training and preparing people in educating them to react properly during a disaster event to help themselves and their people. Preparedness means a lot of difference in saving lives and property. Community role in disaster mitigation is to make contingency plans, providing basic infrastructure services needed during disaster and in the recovery
Disasters and emergencies can happen anywhere, at any time (Pellegrin, 2012). A disaster is a term describing a whole range of distress situations, both individual and communal. These include fires and drowning, earthquake and tornado, epidemics and starvation, heat and cold, rats and locusts (Kumar, 2000). While the Malaysian National Security Council (MNSC) Directive 20 (2003) defines disaster as “an emergency situation of some complexity that will cause the loss of lives, damage property and the environment, and hamper local social and economic activities” (Ibrahim and Fakhru’l-Razi, 2006).
Due to the unpredictable nature of sudden earthquakes, humans are often caught by surprise. The issue is even more pressing as researches highlight a direct link between disaster risk and vulnerability within vulnerable local communities in developing countries (Dixit, et al., 2013; Uprety and Yoshida, 2009). This was evident in the cases of the Haiti Earthquake in 2010 and the Gujarat Earthquake in 2006. Geologically crushed between the Indian and the Tibetan plateaus, Kathmandu stands at the highest risk of earthquake (GHI, 2001; IDRL, 2011). Rapid urbanization, increasing urban growth rate at 6%, haphazard construction, lack of land use plan and building code implementation, lack of emergency facilities and policy implementation further exacerbate the vulnerability (Bhattarai, 1999; JICA, 2002). According to NDR (2011), an earthquake of magnitude greater than 8 occurs in Kathmandu in every 75 years. The 1934 earthquake took 8,500 lives, destroyed 20% buildings along with significant damages to cultural and critical infrastructures. According to an estimation by NSET (2002), in case of an earthquake of similar magnitude in the present context, Kathmandu would experience 100,000 deaths, 300,000 injuries, the displacement of over a million residents along with higher chances of liquefaction. Thus, as the main hub for trade, commerce, education and administration, any future large earthquake in the capital city is likely to cause serious effects to its citizens if the country fails to make adequate preparedness in advance.
Disaster management has become a hot issue in urban development and human security since threats from hazards and vulnerability are increasing, and have caused the damage from natural disasters to become more severe, and it has become crucial to lower the socio-economic loss. “Disaster,” is defined as a serious disruption to the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and having an impact which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources (UNISDR, 2009). “Hazards,” are defined as a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage (UNISDR, 2009). In 2005, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) established a model for disaster management called the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). This framework was determined to be the baseline of disaster management, and community involvement towards disaster management, thus it became a crucial aspect of tackling threats from disasters and hazards in the peaceful time of the non-disaster phase. The Hyogo Framework for Action stated that approaches such as increasing capacities of community members in disaster preparedness, adaptive behaviors to reducing risks, knowledge transfer from disaster stakeholders, and concern from the next generations are primary tasks to apply on the community level as Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM). To achieve successful disaster management on the local level, external organizations such as the government, non-profit organizations (NPOs)...
Both the individuals, families and the communities as a whole should be educate on how to prepare and have a disaster plan. It is important for every organization to prepare for any disaster occurrence and every staff should have the knowledge the plan. All nurses should endeavor to volunteer in any of the organizations involves in disasters management. Primary prevention falls under the phase one of disaster management which is the phase prior to the disaster. The need for nursing assessment is very important, with the notification systems, and sending out of health personnel and resources to the areas to reduce the level of morbidity and mortality during the disaster event is part of phase one of disaster management. For this reason, nurses can commence education with the community and society as a whole about planning evacuation procedures (Maurer & Smith, 2012). Education is very important in whatever one does in life, which will help to initiate safety when it is needed. For example, education on safe and proper practices such as hands washing, personal hygiene, food hygiene, helping to clean and avoiding contaminated food and water, and to seek for medical help when necessary to prevent communicable diseases is very important. Basic communication practices should also be used to building trust, listening, developing goals, staying