The M2 Presswire: The Mozambique Flood Disaster

The Flooding of Louisiana Floods are common natural disasters that occur all over the world. Flooding has devastating impacts on the lives of people who are affected by the disaster. Floods can ruin crops, demolish homes, take innocent lives and cause many other types of hardships. These disasters can also leave people with a financial burden and emotional effects. Studies have shown that floods have led to various sickness and health complications. This common disaster has recently taken place in the state of Louisiana. Louisiana has been suffering from an enormous flood and has left people without homes, without food, and without personal belongings.

Distressing natural disasters, such as hurricane Irma have devastated the world and caused loss of homes, as well as greatly affecting humanity. According to French Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe of St. Martin, “95 percent of the island’s houses had been damaged and 60 percent were uninhabitable. Earlier, France's interior minister said at least eight people had died.” This devastating hurricane is one of the many examples of how extreme natural disasters negatively impact the world and how dominant Mother Nature is over humanity.

natural disasters). Gallup et al. (2003, pp.41, 46) have estimated that natural disasters in Latin America over the last 30 years have cost up to $3.3 billion and in extreme disasters costs can reach 10 per cent of a country’s GDP. This, coupled with the fact that they suffer regularly from natural disasters due to their location, means that they find it harder to recover from them. The destruction of crops causes vast economic loss which cannot be regained as farmers rely on monoculture. Furthermore, many buildings in developing countries are often built from weak materials which causes mass destruction and costly re-construction which these countries cannot afford.

It is time to fully address the issue of the impending world water crisis by assisting the areas currently experiencing the crisis. Sub-Saharan Africa is the region most in need of international assistance, and a region in which we are already supplying aid. However, our current policies are not getting the

What would you do in a situation of a natural disaster with no resources, alone with no hope? A lot of people are scared from all of this commotions, fearing of no hope, losing lives even loved ones. There was a deadly magnitude earthquake of 7.2 that struck the central

Also known as the “Great Flood of 1889,” the Johnstown flood occurred when a local man-made dam failed, unleashing millions of gallons of water and causing utter destruction in its wake. On May 31st, 1889,  at around 3:10 p.m., about 14 miles from Johnstown, PA, the South Fork Dam was overcome

Haiti, home to over ten million of people and many more all over the world, is one of the poorest nation in the Americas. In 2010 and 2011, Haiti was heavily affected by a large cholera outbreak that spread throughout the country (Page et al., 2015). Its low economy and its substantially high occurrences of adverse events and insecurity have made the country the recipient of many humanitarian aids and peace keeping missions for almost as long as the country have been independent (Page et al., 2015). It is not to forget that the cholera outbreak that started in the latter of the 2010 year and lingers until today is a complete mirror effect of Haiti’s substandard infrastructure, lack of sanitation and poor water quality have not only make this

Also the ability to find temporary shelter is one of the responsibilities I have to take under consideration when planning and organizing the evacuation process after a disaster. The American Red Cross, the organization has shelters set up across the emergency route as and they have the resources to accommodate all persons looking for safe and sufficient refuge they also make available food and medication to families that have evacuated from the flood.

• Many were left homeless with a lak of food, clothes, and stricken with disease. Most relief they received was from the UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabitation Administration).

Although 332); Due to this immense percentage, a greater portion of the inhabitants were vulnerable to the disastrous scenario due to unsuitable living conditions among multiple other factors. Several of these issues vary from mitigation techniques, economic effects, and social order. In addition, this storm system highlighted the aspects that need development and serves as an ideal example of how the sociopolitical-ecology theory can affect populations in a post-disaster scenario.

The more developed socially and economically a country is the greater their chance of surviving a natural disaster due to greater infrastructure, more access to healthcare and medical supplies, and resources as well as more support for their citizens post disaster. Countries whose Gross National Product relies on agriculture are left at a disadvantage and can be considered at risk. When flooding interrupts the production and sale of agriculture a country will not be able to produce funds for recovery following a natural disaster. Infrastructure in a country also directly relates to morbidity following a disaster. Weaker infrastructure contributes to a greater rate of morbidity due to the fact that more people can fall victim to flooding, drowning, and can be killed if trapped under infrastructure. Following Hurricane Maria and Irma “The country that was most affected by hurricane Maria was Dominica, with over 90% of the island infrastructure destroyed and critically damaged water, electricity and communication services. Its death rate at 37 deaths per 100,000” Due to their infrastructure power in Puerto Rico was knocked out entirely and has still not recovered to this day.With a lack of power less patients who were injured could be treated, several were left with no means of contact to send for help resulting in many deaths. According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) “The highest total mortality count was in Puerto Rico with 51 deaths, followed by Dominica with 27 and Saint Martin and Cuba, both with a total of 10 deaths.”

Bangladesh is extremely susceptible to hazards such as earthquakes and cyclones and repeatedly suffers from two types of flooding, namely river flooding, and coastal flooding from storm surges in the Bay of Bengal. The majority of the country’s 162 million population live on the flood plains of the Rivers Ganges

One of these lowlands, the Una basin, presented particularly severe problems of flooding. In 1999, about 160,000 families lived in this area which corresponded to 60% of the municipality total area (Pinheiro et al, 2007).

Anthropology looks to study various aspects of humans in the past and contemporary societies. More specifically, cultural anthropology related to the norms and values of societies. Cultural anthropology looks at society through a lens that reflects intersectionality and therefore takes into account a multitude of attributes that build a society and how the societies have evolved throughout time. Everyone has their own paradigm, or the way they see the world. Paradigm is an incredibly important anthropological theme because of its utilization when analyzing. Even the Rain, a Spanish film, is an extraordinary example of the implications of how societies are built and maintained. The film at its core, depicted many characteristics of society that can be analyzed anthropologically.

Introduction Natural disasters will always cause damage to the infrastructures and public health of the affected communities. Low income countries are the most vulnerable because of a lack of preparation for coping with the displaced population. Displaced populations of vulnerable areas are often subjected to poor sanitation and hygiene practices and inaccessible clean water, both as effects of crowding and being in an unfamiliar environment. It is the primary cause of communicable diseases following natural disasters. Until recently, policy makers were widely under the misconception that disease is spread from bodies. While it is still exaggerated in the media, the main cause of illness and death following disasters is due to an inadequate provision of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices. Preparation by governments and foreign organizations should focus on the sanitation of those displaced in order to address communicable diseases in the short term. Having a strong plan before the disaster can promote sustained WASH practices after disaster recovery and improve long term health.