This document discusses natural disasters and provides examples. It defines a natural disaster as a highly disruptive natural event that causes suffering, deprivation, and death by directly injuring people or interrupting infrastructure and services. The document then categorizes and describes five common natural disaster types: floods, tornadoes, avalanches, hunger, and earthquakes. It notes that many countries experience frequent natural disasters, such as China where over 200 million people are affected annually. The document concludes by stating that when poor countries face natural disasters, rebuilding costs become a greater burden.

1. University of Koya
First year
Natural disaster
Supervisor
Mr. Dana
Prepared By :
Suham Anwar
2014
Department of English
language
University of Koya
Department of English
Language
First year
Natural disaster
Supervisor
Mr. Dana
Prepared By :
Suham Anwar
2014

2. Introduction
What is naturaldisaster?
A disaster is a natural event that
negatively affects life, property,
livelihood or industry often resulting
in permanent changes to human
societies, ecosystems and
environment. As the definition
suggests, disasters are highly
disruptive events that cause suffering
deprivation , hardship, injury and
even death, as a result of direct injury,
disease, the interruption of commerce
and business, and hospitals, and other
buildings, roads, bridges, power lines,
etc.

3. Types of natural disasters
. Earthquakes
. Flood
. Tornado
. Avalanche
. Hunger

4. 1- Flood
Is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges
land. The EU floods directive defines a flood as a
temporary covering by water of land not normally
covered by water.

5. 2- Tornado
All of these ( hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons and tornadoes )
are fierce storms with strong winds that spin around them in
a giant circle. During these strong, trees can be uprooted,
buildings can be destroyed and cars can be overturned.

6. 3- Avalanche
Is enormous mass of snow which breaks away from
slope and rolls downward with high speed. An
avalanche buries people, takes buildings, damages
roads.

7. 4-Hunger
Is the state of man, which it does not
have the meal for healthy life.

8. 5- Earthquake
Earthquake ( also known as a quake, tremor, or
temblor ) is the result of sudden release of energy in
the Earth’s crust that create seismic waves.

9. That countries happen a lot of natural disasters
Every year a lot of countries happen natural disasters in the world, for example:
China, Australia, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Philippines, United states of America.
China is one of the countries most affected by natural disasters. The 1931 China
floods, death toll 3 million to 4 million. Natural disasters occur frequently in china
affecting more than 200 million people every year. In Australia experiences arrange
of natural disasters including bushfire, floods, severe storms, earthquakes and
landslides.

10. Many countries help during disasters this can very from food to money to
People like doctors and rescue workers. When poor countries face natural
disasters, such as hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and fires. The cost of
rebuilding becomes even more of an issue when they are already burdened
with dept.

11. Reference
• Wikipedia. org/ wiki/ Natural-disasters-in-chin
• Unearth news. org
• WWW. Global issues. prg

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