The natural disasters, such as landslides, earthquake, flood, and tsunami may affect the communities either they are prepared or not. The NYC.gov (n.d.) claimed, "Sandy was an unprecedented event for New York City. Never in its recorded history had the city experienced a storm of this size. Never had a storm caused so much damage. Never had a storm affected so many lives" (p.11). There were many losses during this hurricane sandy. As it was reported by the government that "43 deaths… 6,500 patients evacuated from hospitals and nursing homes… Nearly 90,000 buildings in the inundation zone… 1.1 million New York City children unable to attend school for a week… close to 2 million people without power… 11 million travelers affected daily… $19 billion
