In many parts of the world, the effects of natural disasters have been greatly aggravated by the underhanded dealings of unscrupulous individuals or by the fact that masses of people have been forced to live in hazardous areas as a result of the economic or social inequalities inherent in the world today.
Di banyak bagian dunia, dampak bencana alam diperburuk oleh perbuatan orang - orang yang korup, atau karena banyak orang terpaksa tinggal di daerah rawan bencana akibat ketimpangan ekonomi dan sosial di dunia sekarang.