A disaster can be defined as an emergency of such severity and magnitude that the resultant combination of deaths, injuries, illness, and property damage cannot be effectively managed with routine ...

Hurricanes were the most common disaster type cited by displaced households, while other households reported floods, fires, tornados, and "other" hazard types. Survey responses from 11,715 ...

Manmade or technological disasters are unpredictable, can spread across geographical boundaries, may be unpreventable, and may have limited physical damage but long-term effects. Some disasters in ...