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Administration Manual - B.E.S.T. Undertaking.

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Definition:<br />

DISASTER MANAGEMENT<br />

The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines Disaster as ‘’ a sudden or great misfortune, a calamity’’.<br />

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Webster’s Dictionary defines Disaster as ‘’a sudden calamitous event producing great material<br />

damage, loss and distress’’.<br />

Disaster is also defined as an event, natural or manmade, sudden or progressive, which<br />

impacts with such severity that the affected community has to respond by taking exceptional<br />

measures.<br />

Disaster Management is defined as, applied science, which seeks, by the systematic observation of<br />

disasters, to improve measures relating to prevention, mitigation, preparedness, emergency response<br />

and recovery.<br />

Classification of Disaster :<br />

1. Disaster can be classified as natural or manmade.<br />

i] Natural Disasters : These include,

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