Reflection Of A Disaster: The Impossible

Decent Essays
Reflection of a Disaster: “The Impossible”
Mayra Castillo
MPH O768 Emergency Preparedness
Des Moines University

Pre-event: disaster plan The movie The Impossible is a real eye opening experience to the struggles and survival of a horrendous disaster. It’s based on the true story of the Belon family’s ordeal during and after the devastating 2004 Tsunami in Thailand that killed over 200,000 people. I have seen this movie three times. It’s truly an emotional and frightening experience. I could only image my two kids and myself there, riding among the victims in a terrifying state of mind. Sometimes, I wonder if my family would have drowned or survived this unexpected natural disaster. I didn’t include my pets because they are usually
…show more content…
As a family, we have decided to prepare an evacuation plan prior to a disaster in order to decrease injuries and death. We will stay in hotels further from the beach in Thailand during our vacation. We have learned the three signs of an impending tsunami: tremors, water receding and a loud roar. After an earthquake, tsunamis can happen fairly quickly. If we hear an official warning or detect these signs, we must run inland to higher grounds for safety, and stay there. It’s important to take the emergency kit with us to have the supplies during the evacuation. We must be familiar with the different routes of evacuation that lead to shelters. We will conduct drills to be clear about what to do and where to go in case of a …show more content…
It’s important to stay in safety shelter until officials say it’s safe to leave. Tsunami waves can continue for hours. If we are injured, we will seek first aid first. Then, we will help people that require assistance. We will also avoid the disaster area. A tsunami or any disaster can be a devastating experience. It will take time to forget it. Most people suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Maria Belon and her family had nightmares months after the tsunami. It took them a year before they went back to the beach. I am not sure if my family would ever visit the ocean after a tsunami experience. The community will take many months to recover from disaster because there’s potential for disease, lack of food and water, and more injuries. It’s essential to protect the family and maintain the support to survive the long-term

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    Richard Lewis Tsunami

    • 713 Words
    • 3 Pages

    The book The Killing Sea by Richard Lewis is based on the terrible tsunami of 2004. The tsunami happened on December 25th and was caused by a very large earthquake in the Indian Sea. The theme was that in times of great trouble and tribulation people will change their ways and become more respectful and helpful. ¨Within 15 minutes, tsunami waves were crashing the coast of Sumatra. At the north end of the island was a heavily populated region known as Aceh.…

    • 713 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    1 Camila Rejalaga Sept 24,2017 Earth 101 Volcano Project 2. What we learned from Mount Saint Helens: Surprises and New Science from the Eruption (Brochure) Welcome to Mt. Saint Helens Park Visitor Center! To better understand Mt. Saint Helens we must first go back to 1980. Although some of you might not have been born yet it was in that year that the US experienced its most destructive volcanic eruption in its history.…

    • 1072 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    An incredible author named Richard Lewis born on June 29, 1947, wrote an amazing book “The Killing Sea” the author taught readers this lesson. A lot of the time we don’t appreciate what we have. Often times we are ungrateful, but what we don't realize is that at any given time that can be taken from us. The author tried to teach us this theme because Sarah was horrible to her mom, but she didn’t appreciate her mom and she was taken away by the tsunami.…

    • 523 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    It is important that people are able to relate the situations in which they live their daily lives to the local, national, and global societal issues that affect them,” as stated by (Josh, 2007). This can happen to anyone, which is why we need to take necessary steps to improving a natural disaster from doing as less damage as possible. One solution is during an emergency evacuation, instead of higher the prices for traveling, lessen it and give people in need transportation assistance. Second, build better levees and a super dome so the citizens would be better protected. Bring more supplies as in water, food, maybe even…

    • 406 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    They should be integrated, operational, and incorporate key private-sector and NGO elements and persons with disabilities. Among the many contingencies that response plans must address, planning for evacuations presents particular challenges. In this area, plans must include: • The lead time required for various scenarios, including no-notice and forewarned events. • Weather contingencies. • Transportation.…

    • 5564 Words
    • 23 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    What were the Mayor's responsibilities prior to the hurricane? Protect the people 5. Where were state and local officials during the aftermath of Katrina? Why was this a problem? They were just telling people to help each other 6.…

    • 884 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Bio-Terrorism Among Nurses

    • 1794 Words
    • 8 Pages

    “All nurses please report to the main nurses’ station”. The nurse supervisor starts telling us that there has been a release of a bio terror agent in the air system and we need to be ready to receive a large influx of patients. What was the agent released? Are we safe here? Will the patients be contagious?…

    • 1794 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    History has shown that after any major disaster, there is a huge psychological impact that is left on the victims, secondary survivors and the population that remains as a whole. The United States has experienced its fair share of disasters, but for this purpose of this paper the tragedies of both September 11, 2001 attacks (9/11) and the Lusitania Disaster will be examined. Both Tragedies suffered loss and it will be compared and contrasted with how (although almost one hundred years apart), the trauma impacted the culture. The impact will be examined by the phases of recovery for each disaster, the culture as casualty and how post Traumatic Stress (PTSD) affected survivors and the population left to comprehend it all.…

    • 1001 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Franklin County emergency preparedness is complex and involves collaborating with many agencies throughout the region and state. Part of that network is the Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security (FCEM&HS), and at the community level it focuses on training, operations, planning, warning, resources, recovery, and citizen preparedness. Since nurses make up the largest single healthcare group, they can have a significant impact on emergency response and recovery. In this post I will discuss how Franklin County is prepared to respond to a disaster and describe the nursing role in relation to a community disaster.…

    • 957 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    It was December of 2004 in Aceh, Indonesia, and Richard Lewis was 60 year old author living in Bali, Indonesia. Richard Lewis longed to write a story to represent the lesson, be cooperative and show teamwork. As a volunteer after the tsunami took place, Richard Lewis was able to witness with his own eyes, the misery and destruction after a major disaster that affected many innocent lives. One historical fact is that Lewis knew about how many people were killed from this tragedy. About 228,000 people died, which is quite a lot for a country that is a bit on the small side.…

    • 807 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    PROMULGATION STATEMENT/LETTER To All Recipients: This letter is written to convey the Emergency Operations Plan for the County of Okaloosa in the northwest region of Florida. It will provide a foundation for the use in performing emergency functions during a major disaster or an emergency in the county. This Emergency Operations Plan includes the four phases of emergency management.…

    • 554 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Essay On 1980 Heat Waves

    • 2096 Words
    • 9 Pages

    The 1980 Heat Wave in the United States Disasters, as the word suggests, is a phenomenon that actually tends to spell a doom on the regular routine of an entire society and depending upon its size and effects it can even cause a change in the working process of an entire country. Basically, when something big happens that we cannot stop or cannot change is known as a disaster. Every year, millions of people are affected by the natural disasters and man-made disasters (Georgian Med News, 2011). In this paper, we will discuss about a natural disaster that took place in the United States and the studies in Disasters preparedness.…

    • 2096 Words
    • 9 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Essay On Thera Earthquake

    • 862 Words
    • 4 Pages

    1. Introduction The Thera Catastrophe is a topic of debate for many scientists around the world. The eruption happened around 3500 years ago.…

    • 862 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Tsunami Research Paper

    • 2585 Words
    • 10 Pages

    The 2004 Indonesian earthquake, which resulted in the tsunami, caused more damage that all other earthquakes that occurred in the twenty-five years previous to it. There have been other tsunamis to occur over time, but none have compared to the one in 2004. Warning systems have been installed since then and have helped people be more prepared in these instances. Having evacuation plans prior to when a tsunami hits is crucial. There are certain procedures that one needs to take before, during, and after a tsunami to ensure his or her safety.…

    • 2585 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Also, many students have their families in other countries where natural disasters happen very often. At least once in our life time, we all experienced some kind of natural disaster such as hurricane, earthquake, drought or flood. Since all people living in the earth are exposed to the natural disasters, it would be very informational if people know how to get prepared for natural disasters. Not only the natural disaster that people would face in their home country, they should know what is happening around the world in case of traveling and visiting other countries. To minimize the damage and injuries, getting prepared for natural disasters is very important.…

    • 767 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays