Did you know that disasters caused trillions of dollars worth of damage between 2000 and the year 2012? When a disaster strikes, whether it is accidental or natural, it can have a devastating effect on the surroundings and the people nearby. Some of history’s natural disasters (some deadly) have included the 1138 Aleppo Earthquake in Syria, the India Cyclone in 1839 and the New South Wales’ North Coast floods and East Coast storms that struck during April of this year. It is hard to say when something life threatening might happen, which is why being prepared is the best option. Rapid response and recovery are the two focuses of a disaster relief team, who will go out of their way to provide the following services.
Handling Questions
Dealing with the aftermath of a disaster can be extremely difficult and can most certainly tug at the heart strings. It can be hard to imagine the feelings of a family who don’t know whether or not their relatives are safe after a natural disaster. It will be the disaster relief team’s responsibility to console the friends and families of victims, provide relevant information to local news resources and handle any questions that may be asked.
Providing Disaster Victims with Blood
Unnecessary blood loss might cause death, but this can be avoided when a disaster relief team provide their victims with blood donations. The recovery team you work with for a tragedy will call in a medical team to check each patient’s blood type and will then contact blood banks to collect supplies that could save lives. It is the constant encouragement of blood banks requesting for donations that makes it possible for lives to be saved, proving how important it is that everyone who can possibly donate, does so.
Gathering Available Resources
Following an earthquake, flood or storm that destroys an entire town, neighbourhood, city or even country, a plan will quickly need to be put into place to ensure calm and order is restored as soon as possible. This can sometimes take years, but the sooner the disaster relief team act, the faster things can get back to normal. All available resources that are required for the disaster relief project, whether it is clothing, shelter, food or water, will be collected in large amounts. In many cases, a public plea for donations will speed up the process and will assist the people affected.
