“How social media has helped families,social workers, and the government in discerning info during calamities”

Are you prepared for Disaster?

How could it would affect to the calamities?

Social media is very important in communicating other people around the globe. It helped families, social workers and government in discerning information during calamities. Through social media every family can easily communicate their relatives from other places especially those outside the country. While social workers it can be a tool to educate them informations during calamities. Our government most especially can spread or disseminate information through the use of social media.

It is very obvious that social media is a big help. Do you remember the super typhoon Yolanda that hit the Tacloban, Samar, and Leyte? By using social media are able to informed other countries that we are suffering hunger, and destruction of facilities brought by Yolanda. Social media is a gift of modern time that is a big help if it is properly use.

1. CONNECTING WITH LOVED ONES:

Within 24 hours after a disaster happened, people start tagging and posting the names and pictures of missing loved ones. It was an online sounding board to keep everyone updated whether their families, relatives, or friends had survived or not.

2. NOTIFYING THE AUTHORITIES:                

since the recent disasters affected huge areas and there were only a few people with minimal technical assistance during the first few days, social media filled in the information gaps.

3. ORGANIZING RELIEF EFFORTS:

The best way to get information about needed assistance like C130 flights, medical help, and where to give and receive relief goods was through social media.

4. INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS:

Everyone helped in keeping tabs. Reports, such as repacking the relief goods from Indonesia with a government bag or with the politicians’ seal on it, were plastered all over the internet.