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12. Natural Emergencies

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¨ Flood ¨ Landslide

¨ Drought ¨ Cyclone
¨ Earthquake ¨ Tsunami

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These pictures shows damage caused by nature. Look at the
pictures and write which natural disaster is shown in each picture?

You must have seen and heard on
television about the earthquake in
Nepal, the cyclonic storms in Odisha,

the landslides in Uttarakhand, and
the drought in many parts of our

country. These are all called natural
Flood
disasters.

A natural disaster is a catastrophic
event that occurs as a result of the

natural processes of the Earth. These
events cause great loss of life and

damage to property. These are also
called emergency situations.
Drought

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