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

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a. Earthquakes<br />

b. Floods<br />

c. Cyclones<br />

d. Landslides<br />

e. Tsunamis<br />

f. Famine or Drought<br />

g. Volcanoes, etc.<br />

ii] Manmade: These include,<br />

Phases of a Disaster:<br />

a. Fires<br />

b. Conventional Wars<br />

c. Biological Wars<br />

d. Chemical Wars<br />

e. Nuclear Wars<br />

f. Communal Riots<br />

g. Bomb Blasts, etc.<br />

Many specialists in disaster Management have consistently made efforts to classify the time periods of a disaster. The standard classification<br />

used includes the following phases:<br />

a. Pre- Disaster<br />

b. Warning<br />

c. Emergency<br />

d. Rehabilitation<br />

e. Recovery<br />

f. Reconstruction<br />

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These phases are ordinarily used by agencies to describe actions and activities. They are<br />

artificial and can be easily exaggerated.<br />

After most disaster, three phases can be identified accordingly to what actually happens in the<br />

affected community. These include:<br />

a. The Emergency phase<br />

b. The Transitional phase (or Rehabilitation phase)<br />

c. The Reconstruction phase.

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