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NDRRMCNational Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council


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FLOOD


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EARTHQUAKE


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LANDSLIDE


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TSUNAMI


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TYPHOON


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WHAT IS A NATURAL DISASTE

A natural disaster occurs when three things happen at ttime

An extreme natural event occurs...

at a place where many people live...

and people are surprised by the event, because its effecsudden or big.

Extreme natural events may cause disasters. But some that seem "natural" are caused by people. Too much or torain may cause floods or drought. But floods and droughthappen because we don't


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take proper care of the earth. If too manypeople take too much water, or cut trees

faster than nature canreplace them, the soil becomes poor andhard, and won't absorb water properly.

If we destroy parts of nature like coralreefs, forests or fragile mountain plants, wetake away natural barriers

that protect us from tsunamis, drought,landslides or other events


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Don't be scared, be prepared.

As you can see, nature affects people, and people affect nature. T

means that safety is not just luck. You can reduce the effects of:

disasters, if you areaware, youshareand youprepare.

Be aware Know your area's history. Ask your family and frien

they experienced disasters. Learn about weather patterns, movem

within the earth, and how we affect the environment.

Share Use drawings, school events, even newspapers, radio or tell your community what you learn.

Prepare Find out what warning announcements mean. Find s

places to go. Do drills. Make a survival kit...


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GROUP ACTIVITY

Think of a place (can be yourhome town, province, city),what kind of disaster maystrike your area?

Divide the cartolina into twoparts. The other part will show

what might happen to yourarea IF YOU ARE NOTPREPARED and the other willshow what will happen IFYOU ARE PREPARED.

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