Disaster Management

Explain the role of TV and newspaper reports in spreading awareness during disasters.

India suffered some of its major earthquakes in the ${21}^{st}$ century. One of the worst affected was in $2001.$ From the following, select where it happened.

India suffered one of its worst earthquake at Bhuj, Gujarat in $2001$.

Explain about earthquake happened in Bhuj.

Which people help the victims during natural disasters?

If there is an earthquake in your area, then what type of loss can be there in your surroundings?

Write Do's and Don't during earthquake.

During a natural disaster or any other accidents, we may need the help of these groups. To contact them in an emergency, write their phone number/ mobile number:

Why is it said that we must sit under something strong as a table during earthquakes?

What problems are faced by people during floods? 

Fill in the blank by choosing the correct word given below:
(alone, Heat and cold, Kutcha, Ambulance, Diseases)
_____ spread after floods. 

Think, if there were an earthquake where you live, would your house be in danger? What kind of damage could take place?

Write a correct term. 

An organization that helps the people affected by natural disasters.  

Hint: Its short form is IRC and it is world's largest humanitarian network.

Look at the picture and explain how this family has been supported in different ways.

Tick the things you would keep in an emergency kit. Give a reason for each choice.

'Natural Disasters are acts of God', believed in some parts of India. It is a misleading superstitious belief. Instead of assuming this, we should develop new technologies and use them to be better prepared before any disasters happens. Give three points that how we can be 'disaster- ready'.

What are epidemics and how are they caused? 

How can people affected by a natural disaster be helped? 

When a disaster occurs, we should stay calm. 

Scientists who study earthquakes are called