Understanding Disasters - NIDM
Page 2 of 7 The United Nations defines disaster as “the occurrence of sudden or major misfortune which disrupts the basic fabric and normal functioning of the society or community”.3 A disaster is an event of nature or man-made that leads to sudden disruption of normal life of a
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