TYPES OF DISASTER

Generally, disasters are of two types – Natural and Man made. Based on the devastation, these are further classified into major/minor natural disaster and major/minor man made disasters. Some of the disasters are listed below,

Major natural disasters:

· Flood
· Cyclone
· Drought
· Earthquake

Minor natural disasters:
· Cold wave
· Thunderstorms
· Heat waves
· Mud slidesStorm

Major manmade disaster: 

*  Setting of fires
*  Epidemic
*  Deforestation
*  Pollution due to prawn cultivation
*  Chemical pollution.
*  Wars


Minor manmade disaster:

· Road / train accidents, riots
· Food poisoning
· Industrial disaster/ crisis
· Environmental pollution