Table 4 The proposed disaster taxonomy
Categories | Labels | Proposed labels |
|---|---|---|
Damage related information | Accident House damage Car damage and accident Property damage Aeroplan crash Any vehicle damages Missiles or bomb damage Isolated area damages | Car accidents, housebroken or damage, general vehicle accidents, airplane accidents and damages, bomb explosions |
Rescue, volunteering, and/or donation | Hospital Ambulance First aid Fire-brigade Emergency evacuation NGOs Money and supplies donation Help requests Relief team or person Other resources Medical emergency Relief campaign Land Animals Plants Sea Animals | Hospital staff ward, ambulance, first aid team, laying people or collapsed people, fire-brigade, coffin, emergency evacuation people in lines, help banners, animals, plants, aqua animals, medical equipment |
Food and basic need supplies | Food supplies Basic needs supplies Medical supplies Water shortage | Empty food shelves in hypermarkets Dry water reservoirs, canals, and rivers Empty gallons and people waiting |
Affected individuals (people) | Fatality Death or causalities Missing goods Missing people Homeless people Other people or a person | Crying people, running people, people or person, children |
Caution, warning, advice | Caution Advice Warning Government plan or directive Instructions Safety Preparedness Prediction or forecasting | Caution signboard |
Affect on social activities | Closed business including shops Closed worship centers Closed transportations Closed Institutions (private and public) Lockdown | Empty places such as roads, parks, markets |