Question

Complete the table.

(Motor accident, land sliding, forest fire, theft, riot, war, epidemic, drought, locust attack, financial crisis, flood, famine)

Disaster	Symptoms	Effects	Remedy

Answer 1

Disaster	Symptoms	Effects	Remedy
Motor accident	Rash driving, drink and drive, and ignorance of safety rules	Loss of life, loss of property	Following traffic rules, avoid driving if tipsy
Land sliding	New cracks or bulges in the ground, street or sidewalks, sunken road beds	Loss of property, loss of life, adverse impact on the environment	Give help to clear debris, call an ambulance to send victims to hospitals
Forest fire	Lightning, human activities involving smoke and fire near forest areas	Impact on the environment, loss of lives of animals	Call the fire brigade, give first aid to the animals which survived the burns
Theft	Sheer carelessness towards property and wealth	Tension and loss of property	Informing police, giving emotional support
Riot	Opinion differences, political influence	Loss of life and property	Give shelter to innocent victims, provide food and clothing and first-aid to the victims
War	Transgressing opinion differences between countries	Loss of life and property,  Impact on the country and its economy	Give shelter to innocent victims, provide food, clothing and first-aid to the victims
Epidemic	Spreading of viruses from different animals	Loss of life, health risks, and impact on the environment	Give proper medication to people, preparing antidotes against epidemics
Drought	No rainfall for a long duration	Food and water crisis, loss of life	Donate food and water for victims, provide shelter and monetary help
Locust attack	Leaf distortion, chlorosis, yellow to brown spots, premature leaf drop	Crop destruction, scarcity in food	Spraying pesticides
Financial crisis	Bankruptcy, loss of business or services in an individual case	Impact on the country and its economy, impact on the individual	Giving support to friends and family, and asking for support from other countries when crises happen in a country
Flood	Cloudburst, heavy rainfall	Health risks, loss of property,  food and water crisis, loss of life	Donate food and clothing for flood victims, stay at some height if possible
Famine	Heavy rainfall, drought	Food and water crisis, displacement of people, loss of life	Donate food and water for victims, provide shelter and monetary help