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DISASTER READINESS and

RISK REDUCTION
Week 2 – Module 3
Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction
Grade 11/12 Week 2 – Module 3
First Edition, 2020

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Author: AURIE AMOR T. QUINONES

Editor: SDO La Union, Learning Resource Quality Assurance Team

Illustrator: Ernesto F. Ramos Jr., P II

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ATTY. Donato D. Balderas, Jr.

Schools Division Superintendent

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Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
German E. Flora, PhD, CID Chief

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Science Michael Jason D. Morales, PDO II
Claire P. Toluyen, Librarian II
Disaster Readiness and
Risk Reduction
Week 2 – Module 3
 Target

Natural disasters are an increasingly phenomenon that have a direct impact

on the welfare of the people, community as well as the economy. People face the
danger of death or physical injury when disaster happens. They may also lose their
home, possessions, and community where they live in. Disasters can cause a full
range of mental and physical reactions. Those affected may also react to problems
that occur after the event, as well as to triggers or reminders of the trauma.

In your previous lesson, you learned the different risk factors underlying
disasters.

This learning material will provide you with information and activities that
will help you understand the effects of disasters.

After going through this learning material, you are expected to:

1. describe the effects of disasters on one’s life (DRR11/12-Ia-b-3)

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 Jumpstart

Identify one typhoon that you can remember and experience that struck
northern Luzon particularly the Province of La Union. How did the typhoon affect
you, your family and your community? Share your unforgettable/traumatic
experience during and after the typhoon.

Name of Typhoon/ Date :

How did the typhoon affect you personally, your family and your community?

Discover

The following are the common effects of disaster identified by some studies on
disaster risk and management:

1. Displaced Populations. One of the most immediate effects of natural

disasters is population displacement. When countries are ravaged by
earthquakes or other powerful forces of nature like flood and super typhoons,
many people have to abandon their homes and seek shelter in other regions.
A large influx of evacuees can disrupt accessibility of health care and
education, as well as food supplies and clean water. When Mt. Pinatubo
erupted in 1991, thousands of families in Zambales and Pampanga were
displaced. Their communities were ravaged by lahar flow that turned these
communities into “wilderness”. Several resettlement areas were established
to accommodate those who were displaced. These resettlement areas which
started as tent cities for those affected by the volcanic eruption became
permanent communities.

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2. Health Risks. Aside from the obvious immediate danger that natural disasters
present, the secondary effects can be just as damaging. Severe flooding can
result in stagnant water that allows breeding of waterborne bacteria and
malaria-carrying mosquitoes. Dengue fever is another serious health problem
caused by mosquitoes (aedis egypti). Without emergency relief from
international aid organizations and others, death tolls can rise even after the
immediate danger has passed.
3. Food Scarcity. After natural disasters, food often becomes scarce. Thousands
of people around the world go hungry as a result of destroyed crops and loss
of agricultural supplies, whether it happens suddenly in a storm or gradually
in a drought. As a result, food prices rise, reducing families’ purchasing power
and increasing the risk of severe malnutrition. The impacts of hunger
following an earthquake, typhoon or hurricane can be tremendous, causing
lifelong damage to children’s development. One of the serious “aftershocks”
of Super Typhoon Yolanda was there’s no food to eat immediately after the
storm surge. This resulted into looting of some stores and supermarkets in
Tacloban City.
4. Emotional Aftershocks. Natural disasters can be particularly traumatic for
young children. Confronted with scenes of destruction and the deaths of
friends and loved ones, many children develop post-traumatic disorder
(PTSD), a serious psychological condition resulting from extreme trauma.
Left untreated, children suffering from PTSD can be prone to lasting
psychological damage and emotional distress.

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 Explore

Read the article Pepeng (2009) Floods and Landslides in Northern Luzon dated
October 11, 2009 from https://center.noah.up.edu.ph. List down five effects of
Typhoon Pepeng particularly in Northern Luzon.

Pepeng (2009) Floods and Landslides in Northern Luzon

October 11, 2009

Typhoon Pepeng (international name, Parma), was the second typhoon that
affected the Philippines within the span of a week in September 2009. It entered
the Philippine Area of Responsibility days after Tropical Storm Ondoy
(International Name Ketsana) wreaked havoc on the country. Although Pepeng
did not extend its fury to Metro Manila where Ondoy recently did, it still added to
the damage caused by the earlier typhoon and lashed out at the northern part of
Luzon Island. Pepeng affected thousands of families in the north, especially in
Pangasinan province where the San Roque Dam released water to prevent it from
being overtopped, causing floodwaters to inundate several areas in the province.
In the province of Benguet, with a population of 403,944 (Philippine Statistics
Authority, 2012), multiple landslides triggered by the typhoon killed at least
200 across different municipalities in the province, including Baguio City (ABS-
CBN, 2009). However, in the first week of October, Pepeng interacted with the
incoming Typhoon Quedan (international name, Melor) on the Pacific as it was
heading towards Southern Taiwan. Days later, though significantly weakened,
Pepeng recurved to Luzon making further landfall in Ilocos Norte and Cagayan. It
again gained its strength as it crossed Luzon Island for the second time. Though
it retreated to emerge towards the South China Sea and eventually became a
tropical depression, Pepeng still became one of the deadliest typhoons that hit the
country in a span of a decade. On October 5, 2009, reports showed 14 confirmed
fatalities – 12 in Cordillera Region due to landslide and 2 in Cagayan Valley.
Reports also showed that more than 14,000 families in Regions 1, 2, 3, 5, CAR,
and NCR were displaced and affected, some were rendered homeless. Initial
estimates on damages caused by Pepeng reached up to 800 million. In their final
tally, the NDRRMC reported 465 casualties from Typhoon Pepeng due to
landslide and flooding hazards and caused more than 27 billion pesos in damages
(NDRRMC, 2009).

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Deepen

Given the following images during Typhoon Ondoy and Typhoon Pepeng.
Evaluate the pictures and describe the effects of natural disaster to the people of
Luzon as evident on the image. List down your answers on the blanks at the right
side of the picture and describe the actual scenario as to the effects of the said
typhoons.

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Source:https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/files/2010/10/09_10-Inan-1.jpg
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Source:https://image.slidesharecdn.com/philippines-typhoonparma-9oct2009-091013054327-
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Source:https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/abs-
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Gauge

Juan and his family live near the river bank. PAG ASA announces that their area is
under Public Storm Number 3. They are now experiencing strong winds and heavy
rains. The barangay officials advised them to evacauate as soon as possible.
Imagine that you are in the area after the typhoon. Illustrate/sketch the possible
effects of the typhoon to Juan’s family. Use a short bond paper for your activity. You
will be graded using the rubric below:

Area of
4 3 2 1
Assesment
Exceeded Met Met some Did not met
Assignment
goals of the assignment assignment assignment
focus
assignment goals goals goals
Drawings
Drawings
Drawings Drawings lack show little or
demonstrates
Creativity demonstrates sincere of no evidence of
a unique level
originality originality original
of originality thought
Drawings are Drawings are Drawings are
Drawings are
very neat and neat and somewhat
messy and
shows no shows very messy and
Craftmanship shows marks
evidence of little evidence shows either
and rips,
marks, rips, of marks, rips, marks, rips,
tears, or folds
tears, or folds tears, or folds tears, or folds
Finished the
Completed the
Completed the drawings but
drawing in an
drawings and they lack Do not fininsh
above average
far exceeded finishing drawings in a
Effort manner, yet
the touches or satisfactory
more could
requirements can be manner
have been
for the output improved
done
with
little effort

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Answer Key
JUMPSTART

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EXPLORE

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DEEPEN

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GAUGE

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References
Books
Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction Core Teacher's Guide. (2017). Pasig City: Department of
Education.

Quebral, V. S. (2016). Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction. Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing, Inc.

Websites

https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/types/disaster_risk_resilence.asp

https://www.childfund.org/Content/NewsDetail/2147489272/

https://center.noah.up.edu.ph/pepeng-2009-floods-and-landslides-in-northern- luzon/#:~:text=Initial
%20estimates%20on%20damages%20caused,damages%20(NDRRMC%2C%202 009).