Topic 1: Emergency Management Review
Types of disaster
Disasters are often described as either natural or man-made. Here is a chart to remind you of these categories:
Natural |
Climatic |
cyclone |
Geophysical |
avalanche |
|
Biological |
epidemics |
|
Human Made |
Technological |
chemical / hazardous material deforestation |
Human Fault |
chemical / hazardous material |
|
Hostile Action |
chemical / hazardous material |
Figure 1.1 Types of Disasters (FEMA )
Internally Displaced Persons Receive Emergency Food Aid
After fleeing heavy fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army, thousands of the Internally Displaced Persons, receive the rations of emergency food aid, distributed by the World Food Program, 21st May 2008.
Source: UN Photo/Tim McKulka. Agok, Sudan; Photo #178791; www.unmultimedia.org accessed September 2010.
