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Question
How are disasters classified?
Answer in Brief
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Solution
Disasters can be broadly categorised into :
- Natural disasters — It includes floods, cyclones, earthquakes
and droughts that happen with natural forces and no human intervention. - Man-made disasters — It includes train accidents, plane crashes, nuclear or industrial accidents, biological disasters, terrorist attacks, use of weapons and mass destruction which are caused by human acts.
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