Natural disasters of the world

 
Natural disasters of the world

          There are various disasters covering the world in many ways. For examples, floods, lands slides earthquakes, sandstorms, volcanoes, tornados and Tsunami are the main natural disasters of the world. Out of what is being mentioned above three categories which affect our country are floods, cyclones and only recently we met for the first time a disasters call a Tsunami.

          Tsunami also affected Asian countries in the Indian Ocean. We in Sri Lanka were very badly affected. Thousands of human lives, houses and properties of individuals and of the state were lost. We faced the unnatural disaster which so much damage was caused. We didn’t have any experience pertaining to a situation of this caliber in the past. We have never experienced earthquakes, tornados and volcanoes but we have met with landslides and earth slips.

          On this sudden development people from all walks of life got together and came forward by helping people in whatever the possible way by donating cooked food, pure water bottles, medicines, clothes, tents, mattresses, pillows, mosquito nets, etc. and also the government immediately took necessary steps to look after the affected people of the country on short term and long term basis.

          To prevent any such occurrence in the future, the government has taken all precautions using the latest technology by fixing alarm with the coordination of the united nation disaster management system in Hawai Island. People living close to the sea have been educated regarding the happenings of any disaster similar to Tsunami. And every six month they are given in a training on how to act what precautions they have to take in such an event.