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Аԥсшәа; العربية; অসমীয়া; Azərbaycanca; বাংলা; 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú; Беларуская (тарашкевіца)
Small-scale disasters only affect local communities but need help beyond the affected community. Large-scale disasters affect wider society and need national or international help. [9] It is usual to divide disasters into natural or human-made. Recently the divide between natural, man-made and man-accelerated disasters has become harder to draw.
Disaster management in India — policies, laws, routines, and courses-of-action to aid in the conservation and recovery of lives and property during a natural or man-made disaster. Disaster management plans are multi-layered, and are planned to address issues such as floods, hurricanes/cyclones, fire, mass failure of utilities (blackouts) and ...
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Man-made disasters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (6 C, 4 P) Man-made disasters in the Republic of the Congo (3 C) Man-made disasters in Costa Rica (2 C, 1 P)
[4] [5] [6] A disaster happens when a natural or human-made hazard impacts a vulnerable community. It results from the combination of the hazard and the exposure of a vulnerable society. Nowadays it is hard to distinguish between natural and human-made disasters. [3] [7] [8] The term natural disaster was already challenged in 1976. [6]
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The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is a specialized force in India, tasked with the responsibility of responding to natural and man-made disasters.It operates under the National Disaster Management Authority of Ministry of Home Affairs and was established in 2006 with the aim of strengthening disaster management capabilities in the country [2]