Disasters

EMERGENCY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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Introduction

Frequency and impact of disasters in China

Frequency and impacts of earthquakes , landslides and floods in China

Differences in frequencies and impacts of disasters

Conclusion

EMERGENCY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Introduction

There has been an increase in disasters in the world as exhibited in the recent past . Since time immemorial , disasters have been known to occur causing emergency situations in many parts of the world . As a result of disasters , there is loss of life

, destruction of properties worth million of shillings , mass displacement of millions of people leading to refuge status , psychological trauma among other issues (Cuny 1983 ,

.29 . However , the severity of the above results depends on a country 's disaster preparedness and mitigation measures that have been put in place . The modern world calls for quick response to disasters and various governments have formulated policies on how to deal with disasters and most importantly how to avoid them . Funds have been set aside that caters for any emergency situations that warrant a quick response by all sectors . According to Alexander (2002 ,

.20 , a disaster is a calamity which can be as a result of humans or can be natural and disposes a high risk to loss of life , deterioration of the health status of the affected , loss and destruction of properties and most at often causes environmental deterioration through loss of habitat and ecological imbalance . Disasters result from a failure to handle a risk factor in...