Disaster |
Symptoms |
Effects |
Remedy |
Motor accident |
Rash driving, drink and drive, ignorance to safety rules |
Loss of life, loss of property |
Following traffic rules, avoid driving if tipsy |
Land sliding |
New cracks or bulges in the ground, street or sidewalks, sunken road beds |
Loss of property, loss of life, adverse impact on environment |
Give help to clear debris, call ambulance to send victims to hospitals |
Forest fire |
Lightning, human activities involving smoke and fire near forests areas |
Impact on environment, loss of lives of animals |
Call fire brigade, give first aid to animals which survived the burns |
Theft |
Sheer carelessness towards property and wealth |
Tension and loss of property |
Informing police, giving emotional support |
Riot |
Opinion differences, political influence |
Loss of life and property |
Give shelter to innocent victims, provide food and clothing and first-aid to the victims |
War |
Transgressing, opinion differences between countries |
Loss of life and property, Impact on the country and its economy |
Give shelter to innocent victims, provide food, clothing and first-aid to the victims |
Epidemic |
Spreading of viruses from different animals |
Loss of life, health risks, impact on environment |
Give proper medication to people, preparing antidotes against epidemic |
Drought |
No rainfall for long duration |
Food and water crisis, loss of life |
Donate food and water for victims, provide shelter and monetary help |
Locust attack |
Leaf distortion, chlorosis, yellow to brown spots, premature leaf drop |
Crop destruction, scarcity in food |
Spraying pesticides |
Financial crisis |
Bankrupt, loss in business or services in individual case |
Impact on the country and its economy, impact on individual |
Giving support to friends and family, asking support from other countries when crises happens in a country |
Flood |
Cloudburst, heavy rainfall |
Health risks, loss of property, food and water crisis, loss of life |
Donate food and clothing for flood victims, stay at some height if possible |
Famine |
Heavy rainfall, drought |
Food and water crisis, displacement of people, loss of life |
Donate food and water for victims, provide shelter and monetary help |