If a crowd gathers at the place of earthquake, what would be the difficulties in relief work?

Disaster relief (or emergency management) refers to the process of responding to a catastrophic situation, providing humanitarian aid to persons and communities who have suffered from some form of disaster. It involves dealing with and avoiding risks and preparing, supporting, and rebuilding society when natural or human-made disasters occur. In general, any emergency management is the continuous process by which all individuals, groups, and communities manage hazards in an effort to avoid or limit the impact of disasters resulting from the hazards. Actions taken depend in part on perceptions of risk of those exposed. These emergencies are managed by the people who desire to help others for the empathy felt by them for human brothers and sisters.

Floods are the most frequent, followed by earthquakes and then storms. These events call for a massive coordinated reaction within a very short notice. This because of their sudden occurrence and destructive nature, that’s where disaster relief organizations come in. These humanitarian organizations are amongst the frontrunners of helping disaster-struck regions. They often operate together with and sometimes next to local governments and the military. Because of this we need relief teams.

If there will be a lot of crowd then, the problems will occur like this:

● The relief team could have difficulty in finding the victims

● The relief resources could be misused by the gathering

● The crowd could delay the help that is to be extended towards the victims

● The gathering could cause more havoc at the targeted area making it hard to pin point the area that need more help

● The gathering can misguide the relief workers.

● The severity of the situation can be easily misjudged.