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How can you help in the wake of a natural disaster. You can help by donating money,food and household supplies(doc B). Have you wondered how you can help or get helped in a natural disaster. You can help by donating, gathering resources, spreading the word.all these things are how you can help in a wake of a natural disaster.

Imagine you are getting ready for bed, about to lay down and enjoy a good night’s rest when all of the sudden there is a loud scream that comes from the mountains. This was reality for the people of Armero, Colombia (Bressan, 2011). On November 13, 1985 the Nevado Del Ruiz volcano claimed the small city as its victim. The earth began to shake and water and debris covered the sky (Bressan, 2011). People raced to the streets to find out what was happening only to step into layer and layers of mud and volcanic material (Bressan, 2011). The volcano won that night, claiming nearly 25,000 people in the explosion (Bressan, 2011).

On the seventh of February 2009, the Black Saturday Bushfire burnt across the state of Victoria. The most devastating bushfire in the Australian history. It is considered to be one of the deadliest fires to burn in Australia as it managed to burn down over 4500-square-kilometres of land, destroy 2029 homes, kill 173 people, injure 5000 people and kill thousands of animals. Individuals, groups and government stood together to help the victims in any possible way. They did so by donating money individually, communities helping the victims and government assisting them financially.

Gathering as much food and water as I can. Surviving will be my number 1 priority. Next I will try and find a car, i need some sort of transportation. I think in a situation like this I would survive. Keeping myself alive is all I want. There is no chance I will find a car with its keys in it, i will have to learn how to hotwire it. When finding the car it has to be a fast one, need to leave Laredo as quick as possible. I will

In the video “Cuppa GAO: Coffee With Our Experts – Disaster Assistance”, they discuss federal disaster assistance efforts and challenges. They discuss how the federal government responds to natural disasters. One way that the government responds and get people the aid they need is by direct help. The Coast Guard searches and rescue disaster victims and The Department of Defense and military delivers supplies. It is very important

The idea of genocide has always existed throughout the world, ever since people struggled for power, wealth, and resources, as well as the concept of superiority and inferiority. As a more superior group of people gain power, they form new ideas of making a perfect society for them to live in. They start to terminate everyone else who are considered inferior to them or either those who oppose, which is a typical way of how genocide occurs. In Nazi Germany, soldiers under the leadership of Hitler had attempted to annihilate the entire “inferior” race, which they believed were hindering their nation. While in Darfur, militias under the order of the Sudanese government massacre rebels, as well as terrorize villages where innocent civilians live. Although there are some differences between the Holocaust and the genocide in Darfur, in both situations, a group is looked upon as "superior" and gains more power because they possess something that is thought to be more advanced.

The first priority following a disaster is attending to basic need, such as safety, security, communication and attention to injuries and medical needs, educating the survivors and families about effective coping strategies (Anthony K.K. Tong. Ed.D. ). The third concept, support systems are crucial to recovery. Victims of disaster and crisis that have little or no support from family and friends depend on support groups. Scanlom-Schlipp and Levesque (1981) point out that support group help to counter isolation. (Myers & Wee) 2005. People that have been through the same kind of crisis, disaster or emergencies feel tat they can relate to one another (Scanlom-Schlipp and Levesque

Could you imagine if you lost everything you have ever worked for your whole life? After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck, many people lost everything they had. Over 3,000 people were left dead with a crashing economy, a city full of complete devastation, and years that it would take to try and rebuild the city. Even though the later effects of the earthquake brought people together, the immediate effects broke families apart. The reason is because so many people lost family members and friends. One of the only positive outcomes that arose after the earthquake was the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition being held in San Francisco. This event brought remembrance to the incident,

One of the deadliest hurricanes hit the city of New Orleans, Louisiana on August 29, 2005. Hurricane Katrina did a lot of damage, but its aftermath was catastrophic. Levee breaches led to eighty percent of the city to be flooded causing more than 2,000 deaths and over 100 billion dollars in damages (History.com staff, 2009). The flooding also stranded 20,000 residents in the Louisiana Superdome and thousands more on rooftops for days. Displaced residents were desperate for help and in much need of food, water and basic essentials. Rescue efforts suffered

However, most of the lives were saved thanks to President Enrique Peña Nieto and other officials who ordered everyone living in the affected areas to evacuate. More than 10,000 lives were saved. As a president, it is imperative that they must take action and warn their people if something like this happened, just like what Peña Nieto did. Also, citizens can start preparing when the hurricane comes. In addition, aid will also need to be delivered because of the injuries that may happen, like the Red Cross Company. Over the years, they have been providing medical attention and supplies to those in need, which is crucial after natural disasters. In the end, no matter how much damage is done to the people, they will always stand up and

Disasters are events that not in control - situations which exceed public sector capacities, push societal linkages to a breaking point, and demand extraordinary and selfless behavior from citizens, businesses, communities, and non-governmental organizations. Disasters arguably have their most sorrowful impact at the level of the individual, where crises of natural and technical variety undermine the comfort and stability people feel and leave them hurt, and looking for direction and meaning in institutions and beliefs larger than themselves. Even when local government officials act heroically, individuals still look to other segments of the public sector, such as non-profit groups or religious organizations, for desperately needed support.

Homelessness was another important aspect that needed to be addressed as over 4 million people lost their homes in the typhoon. Not only did the Red cross volunteers help to produce immediate shelter for the homeless they also gave them shelter tools that enabled them to build houses and make the most out of resources. The specialist knowledge and tools that the Red Cross volunteers brought, allowed everyday civilians to use sturdier and more weather resistant materials and designs so that houses can be built better than they were

In the aftermath of the main quake issues such as air traffic congestion, the sheer mass of bodies, confusion over who was in charge and damage to communication systems, air, land and sea transport facilities, hospitals and electrical networks hampered early rescue

The Haiti earthquake last 2010 provided a terrifying major earthquake that cause a population loss of between 100,000 and 316,000. Aside from its weaknesses preparations for such disasters, the aid sector was also unequipped for the urban challenge. Other large-scale disasters such as the Tohoku earthquake in Japan last 2011 and tsunami, and the Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines last 2013 as well as other numerous smaller disasters triggered by natural phenomena reinforce the increasing threat of such

The storm that we all knew so well was coming. For days that is all we heard. How big it would be. How long the power could be out. Towers and houses would come down. Lives would be lost. Residents stockpiled candles, tinned foods and warm clothes. Critical patients were flown to hospitals inlands. And those who could left. The majority stayed.