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Which out of these is an example of man-made disaster?

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Volcanic eruption
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Tsunami
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Industrial hazard
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Earthquake
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The correct option is B Industrial hazard

Manmade disasters: These can be divided into different categories and they include technological hazards, sociological hazards and transportation hazards among others.

Some types of manmade disasters which are just as catastrophic include chemical spill, oil spill, arson and terrorism. There are also some technological hazards which include power outages structural collapse, industrial hazards and fire. In cases of the last example, thousands of kilometers of land can be destroyed and anything else that is in the wake of the fires path.


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