CHARACTERISTICS

OF A DISASTER
Prepared By: Mr. Andrew R. Patigdas
STEM Department
WHICH CAN HURT YOU ARE THOSE
WHICH YOU DO NOT SEE
COMING…..
DISASTER
 Disaster
• It can create demands beyond the capacity of
a government.
• Knows no political boundary
• Requires reconstructed and new responding
organizations.
• Creates new tasks and requires more people
as disaster responders.
 Disaster
• Are inherently unexpected or come quickly with little
or no warning.
• Can be man-made or result from a natural event.
• Cannot be manage by normal means
• Requires immediate and effective and effective
intervention of both national government agencies
(NGAs) and non-government organizations (NGOs) to
help meet the needs of the victims.
 Disaster
• Renders inutile routine emergency response
equipments and facilities.
• Worsens confusion in understanding roles of
people and organizations.
• Exposes lack of disaster planning, response
and coordination. Inexperienced disaster
organizations often fail to see what their
proper roles are.
What are the impacts of
disaster?
 Medical Effects
• Include traumatic injuries, emotional stress,
epidemic diseases, and indigenous diseases.
 Damage to Critical Facilities
• Among these are communication installations,
electrical generating and transmission
facilities, hospitals, water facilities (storage,
purifications, and pumping), and other public
and private buildings.
 Disruption of Transportation
• Includes all surface of means of transportation
within a community.
• Destruction of bridges, roads and streets that
are rendered impassable by landslide or
floods.
• The restricted mobility of vehicles makes
rescue and other emergency operations
doubly difficult.
 Economic Impact
• Disrupt economies such as normal business
operations and other economic activities are
curtailed.
• People must also leave their jobs and devote
their time to disaster-related activities, such as
search and rescue operation or to caring for
survivors.
 Global Environmental Change
• There is increasing evidence of global climatic
change brought about by both human activity
and disasters.
• The changes could result in a wide range of
more hazards such as wildfires and mudslides,
reduced productivity in the oceans, and
weakened immune system of people and
animals.
 Social and Political Impact
• Includes the inequities in the treatment of
people to the different social status.
GOODBYE CLASS!