GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Disaster is a sudden, calamitous event, bringing great damage, loss, destruction and devastation to life and property. The damage caused by disasters is immeasurable and influences the mental, socioeconomic, political, and cultural state of the affected area.

Detailed explanation-2: -A sudden-onset disaster is one triggered by a hazardous event that emerges quickly or unexpectedly. Sudden-onset disasters could be associated with, e.g., earthquake, volcanic eruption, flash flood, chemical explosion, critical infrastructure failure, transport accident.

Detailed explanation-3: -A disaster is defined as a “sudden or great misfortune” or simply “any unfortunate event.” More precisely, a disaster is “an event whose timing is unexpected and whose consequences are seriously destructive.” These definitions identify an event that includes three elements: Suddenness. Unexpectedness.