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Disaster Management
ISSN: 2617 - 9482
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Disaster Management
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ICC-0702
Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
International Journal Address (IAA):
IAA.ZONE/2617100729482
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Abstract
All cities are in one way or another vulnerable to someform of disaster. In particular, cities that are located inseismically active regions are vulnerable to earthquakesand volcanoes, while others are vulnerable to hurricanes,typhoons, floods, or tsunamis. Therefore, emergencyand disaster management, which consist both of pre-emergency and post-emergency measures, are theimportant components of maintaining safety and securityof the people.What is Disaster?This is a serious disruption of the functioning of acommunity or a society. Disasters involve widespreadhuman, material, economic or environmental impacts,which exceed the ability of the affected community orsociety to cope with them using their own resources.Types of disasters:There is no country that is immune from disaster, thoughvulnerability to disaster varies. There are four maintypes of disaster.·Natural disasters: including floods, hurricanes,earthquakes and volcano eruption...
