Disasters are caused by human activities that alterthe normal environment. Some of these are:environmental pollution, exploitation and irrationalwrong renewable natural resources such as forestsand soil and non-renewable such as minerals,building houses and buildings in high risk areas.
The effects of a disaster can be amplified due to poor planning of human settlements, lack of safety measures, emergency plans and warning systemsand man becomes a bit fuzzy.
To institutional capacities to reduce disaster riskgroup, they can trigger other events that will reduce the chance of surviving it because of gaps inplanning and security measures. A classic example is earthquakes, collapsing buildings and houses, leaving people trapped in the rubble andbroken gas pipes can ignite and burn the woundedbeneath the ruins.
To institutional capacities to reduce disaster riskgroup, they can trigger other events that will reduce the chance of surviving it because of gaps inplanning and security measures. A classic example is earthquakes, collapsing buildings and houses, leaving people trapped in the rubble andbroken gas pipes can ignite and burn the woundedbeneath the ruins.
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An earthquake measuring 5.9 degrees on theRichter scale hit the east coast yesterday the United States and caused jitters in Washingtonand New York, where thousands of people took tothe streets and many buildings were evacuated.
The worst earthquake in decades the country experienced its epicenter in Virginia and lasted about 20 seconds, causing the evacuation of thePentagon, Congress and the White House inWashington,
The worst earthquake in decades the country experienced its epicenter in Virginia and lasted about 20 seconds, causing the evacuation of thePentagon, Congress and the White House inWashington,
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