How social media helped families, social workers and the government understanding information during calamities?

 Social media refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create, share and/or exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks.

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.

With the increase of natural disasters that have occurred in the past years it is expected their frequency will continue to increase in the coming years. A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard.

Due to natural disasters there is an increased communication since people seek to contact family and friends in the disasters zone, and seek information regarding food, shelter and transportation. Social media has played a significant role in disseminating information about these disasters by allowing people to share information and ask for help. Social media are also becoming vital to recovery efforts after crises, when infrastructure must be rebuilt and stress management is critical.

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