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Question
Answer the following question in brief:
What is disaster management?
Solution
Disaster management is the overall preparedness to handle the possibility of a disaster and efficient management of affected regions as well as people if such an incident were to occur. It involves plans and steps taken before, during, and after a disaster to reduce the extent of suffering and damage.
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