10 SURVIVAL TIPS FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
A disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental loss and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.
Disaster has always been a
burden to every people. Millions of people are affected by natural
disasters every year, and their impact can be calamitous. From the destruction
of buildings to the spread of disease, natural disasters can devastate entire
countries overnight. Tsunamis, earthquakes and typhoons do not just wreak havoc
on land; they also disrupt people's lives in both densely populated cities and
remote villages. Disaster hits anytime and
anywhere.
A natural hazard
is a natural process or phenomenon that may cause loss of life, injury or other
health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and
economic disruption, or environmental damage.
Various phenomena like earthquakes, landslides, volcanic
eruptions, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, tsunamis, and cyclones are
all natural hazards that kill thousands of people and destroy billions of
dollars of habitat and property each year. However, the rapid growth of the
world's population and its increased concentration often in hazardous
environments has escalated both the frequency and severity of disasters. With
the tropical climate and unstable land forms, coupled with deforestation,
unplanned growth proliferation, non-engineered constructions which make the
disaster-prone areas more vulnerable, tardy communication, and poor or no
budgetary allocation for disaster prevention, developing countries suffer more
or less chronically from natural disasters.
Human-instigated disasters are the consequence of technological hazards.
Examples include stampede, fires, transport accidents, industrial accidents, oil
spills and nuclear explosions/radiation. War and deliberate attacks may also be
put in this category. As with natural hazards, man-made hazards are events that
have not happened—for instance, terrorism. Man-made disasters are examples of
specific cases where man-made hazards have become reality in an event.
A survival expert offers preparation tips for
calamities – natural and manmade
These are the list may help you when disaster
hit your place.
1.
Assume that a disaster can happen. Don't assume that
it won't. Survival is 90 percent psychology, so being mentally and
emotionally unprepared lowers your survival odds.
2.
Try not to panic. You will be scared during a survival scenario,
but the act of preparing before an emergency will help you deal more
effectively. Spread facts, not fear. Share survival training based upon sound
human psychology and physiology from reputable sources.
3.
Know your
limits. Unless your family is a group of Special Forces soldiers, they will
have specific needs during a disaster. Lack of physical fitness, forgotten
medications, mobility challenges, and a host of other variables demand that you
custom-create a survival plan for your family.
4.
Know how to
do more with less. The simple act of tent camping in the outdoors with a family
will teach you more in a weekend about what is required to live simply and be
happy than reading survival books in the comfort of your living room.
5.
Keep it
simple. Fancy preparedness plans and survival gear fail under the pressures of
a real-life scenario. The less moving parts the better.
6.
Prepare for
whatever disaster is likely to affect your area. Not every place on the planet
has the same needs.
7.
Along with
your home-based supplies, create a "bug-out" kit(s) for your family,
containing mobile emergency supplies should you be forced to evacuate.
8.
Act:
Physically prepare and act upon your preparedness plan. Talk is cheap.
Practice, practice, and practice your preparedness plan; and don't be afraid to
modify it as your needs change.
9.
Do the
neighborhood thing. Once your family is prepared, get your neighbors on the
same page, similar to a neighborhood block watch.
10. When your
preparation work is done, rotate certain survival-kit items such as food and
medications as they expire, but live your life. Preparedness training that
breeds fear and paranoia is counterproductive and the enemy of true, long-term
self-reliance.
As you didn’t expect disaster may hit your place
without knowing when and what time. Disaster Preparedness will help us to be
alert and aware when the time catastrophe has gone. We should also know the
vulnerabilities and the capacity of our surroundings so, we are able to prepare
before disaster may hit our place. Be safe and ready.
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