Disaster Readiness and Risk  Many spectators were hurt and some

even died which led to the dissolution

Reduction (DRRR) of the said TV program.
TOP 10 Deadliest Disaster in Philippines TYPHOON ONDOY
1. COLERA
2. TYPHOON HYPHONG  Typhoon Ondoy turned into disaster
3. TYPHOON YOLANDA because of the amount of precipitation
4. MAYON VOLCANO brought by its torrential rains that
5. TYPHOON URING lasted for several days causing flood
6. MORO GULF and flash floods in Metro Manila
7. MT. HIBOK-HIBOK  Thousands of houses were submerged
8. TYPHOON ANGELA in flood water. Hundreds of shelters
9. TYPHOON EMAN along river banks and steros were
10. TAAL 1754 washed out.
 Power and water supplies were cut off
Disaster Readiness-it is the process of for several weeks. Hundreds of lives
mitigating, preparing for responding to and perished.
recovering from disaster. DISASTER RISK

Disaster Risk Reduction-refers to the effort The probability that a community’s

and strategies aimed at minimizing the risk structure or geographic area is to be damaged
and vulnerabilities associated with disaster. or disrupted by the impact of a particular
hazard, on account of its nature, construction
DISASTER and proximity to a hazardous area.
A serious disruption of functioning of TYPES OF DISASTER
society, causing widespread human, material
or environmental losses, which exceed the Natural Disaster
ability of the affected people to cope using This originate from the different forces
their own resources. of nature. Natural disaster such as
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, typhoons and
EXAMPLES OF DISASTERS cyclones affect many countries in Asia
TYPHOON YOLANDA particularly the Philippines.
 Strength 290 km/hr Man-made Disaster
 The storm surge it brought was sudden
and unexpected These disasters occur due to people’s
 Its devastating effect to human, actions against human, material and
material and environment environment. These include transport and
 More than 7,000 people perished industrial accidents such as air and train
 The entire city of Tacloban was crashes, chemical spill, and building collapses.
flattened Terrorism is also categorized as human-made
disaster.
WOWOWEE STAMPEDE
 The Philippines has high vulnerability
 They became so popular that thousands to natural hazards which are attributed
of fans flocked to ULTRA to watch the to nation’s geographic position in
noon time show that turned out to South Asia.
disastrous tragedy when there was Natural Disasters such as typhoons,
human-induced disturbance among the earthquakes, floods, volcanic
watching crowd that cause a stampede.
 eruptions, land slides and fires affect  A potential source of harm
the country.  Hazard might occur any moment; it
 Volcanic eruptions and tsunamis are may be a drought, tsunami, tidal
related to the continental plate activity waves, war and others.
around the RING OF FIRE. This is a
3 TYPES OF HAZARD
circular arm of active volcanoes that
surrounds the Pacific Ocean basin. 1. Natural Hazard
2. Technological Hazard
EFFECT OF DISASTERS
3. Anthropogenic Hazard
Displaced Populations
HAZARD MAPPING
A large influx of refugees can disrupt
Refers to the process of creating maps
accessibility of healthcare and education, as
that highlight areas that are affected by or
well as food supplies and clean water.
vulnerable to
Health Risk
VULNERABILITY
Severe flooding can result in stagnant
The characteristics and circumstances
water that allows breeding of waterborne
of a community, system or asset that make it
bacteria and malaria carrying mosquitoes.
susceptible to the damaging effect of a hazard.
Dengue fever is another serious health
problem caused by mosquitoes (aegis egypti).
Without emergency relief from international
danger has passed.
Food Scarcity
After natural disaster, food prices rise
reducing families purchasing power and
increasing the risk of severe malnutrition. The
impact of hunger following an earthquake,
typhoon or hurricane can be tremendous,
cause lifelong damage to children’s
development.
Solution of the government:
Price freeze
Emotional Aftershocks
Natural disaster can be particularly
traumatic for young children. Confronted with
scenes of destruction and the deaths of friends
and loved ones, many children developed
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a
serious psychological condition resulting from
extra trauma. Left untreated, children suffering
from PTSD can be prone to lasting
psychological damage and emotional distress.
Agency assigned: DSWD
HAZARD