Disaster 052
Disaster 052 :
"Disasters are commonly7 thought of as tragic situations over which persons, groups, or communities have no control - situations that are imposed by an outside force too great to resist. Disasters render ineffectual the customary behaviorf patterns, often nullify previous efforts, and block or drastiacally change the course of events. The loss of life is an essential element. Survivors are suddenly given a feeling if impotence. Institutions find themselves facing new tasks of undeniable immediacy which must be accomplished if survival is to be assured. On the community level, the situation can be described as one of acute disorganization; at the personal level, there is a high degree of frustration.... Nonpredictability may be an essential characteristic of disaster" (Moore, "Toward a Theory of Disaster," 1958, p. 310)
