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Definition of Natural Disaster
Natural disasters are the result of geophysical and meteorological disturbance.
EARTHQUAKE- Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement.
A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land
A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cloud
A tsunami or tidal wave is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water
EARTHQUAKE- DROP, COVER, HOLD ON