DISASTERS

CLASSIFICATION

Megha Bedi
Assistant Professor
Civil Engineering Department
 TYPES OF DISASTER
Water and Climate related.
Geologically related
Chemical, Industrial and Nuclear related
Accident related
Biologically related
 TYPES OF DISASTERS

FLOODS & DRAINAGE MGT., CYCLONES,

TORNADOES & HURRICANES,
WATER & CLIMATE HAILSTORM, CLOUD BURST, HEAT WAVE
RELATED DISASTERS & COLD WAVE, SNOW AVALANCHES,
DROUGHTS, SEA EROSION AND
THUNDER & LIGHTNING.

LANDSLIDES, MUDFLOWS,
GEOLOGICALLY
EARTHQUAKES, DAM FAILURES / DAM
RELATED DISASTERS
BURSTS AND MINE FIRES.

CHEMICAL, INDUS., & THE CHEMICAL AND INDUSTRIAL &

NUCLEAR RELATED NUCLEAR DISASTERS HAVE BEEN
DISASTER INCLUDED.
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ACCIDENT RELATED FOREST / URBAN FIRES, MINE

DISASTERS FLOODING, OIL SPILL, MAJOR
BLDG. COLLAPSE, SERIAL BOMB
BLASTS ETC.

BIOLOGICALLY RELATED BIOLOGICAL DISASTER &

DISASTERS EPIDEMICS, PEST ATTACKS,
CATTLE EPIDEMICS & FOOD
POISONING ETC.
 Disaster Classification
Natural Disasters
Environmental Emergencies
Complex Emergencies
Pandemic Emergencies
Floods, hurricanes, earth quakes,
volcanic eruptions, landslides, fires,
tsunami etc.
Technological and industrial accidents
caused during use or tranportation of
hazardous materials
Break- down of authority, looting and
attacks on strategic installations
including conflict situations and wars
Involving a sudden onset of contagious
diseases that affect health, disrupt
services and business, bring economic
and social costs