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Explain the man-made disasters.

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List of the man made disasters are:

1. Fire: It takes lakh of lives every year. In a few speonds everything turns to ashes. Fire crackers, careless use of electric appliances are responsible for such disaster. 

2. Road Accidents: One lakh twenty five thousand people loss due to their lives road accident every year in India. Ignorance of traffic rules, drink and drive led to road accident. 

3. Rail Accidents: It is the cheapest means of transport but great pressure on railways has increased the possibilities of accidents. Technical problems and carelessness are also its causes. 

4. Mass destructive weapons: It includes atomic or nuclear weapons. They have replaced the traditional war system. Wars have become more destructive due to use of nuclear weapons. Use of one bomb can convert the whole city into ash in seconds. 

5. Nuclear accidents: Man made bombs are explosive and strong as well as destructive. They are of two types – Hydrogen and atom bombs. 

6. Chemical and Industrial accidents: Technical and scientific development has increased the use of chemicals in daily life in the form of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides, chlorination of purify water plants, etc. Some very sensitive flammable and cheap explosive chemicals are used by terrorists which cause great accidents. 

7. Biological weapons: These are such weapons using infections agents such as virus, bacteria and fungi with the intent to kill humans, plants and animals as an act of war.

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