<aside> ⚠️ During critical hours after natural and human-made disasters, injured people nearing death are difficult to locate, and rescue teams can’t help preserve their life in time.

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Natural and man-made disasters are predicted to eliminate 10 million lives in the next century.

In the last 30 years, over 3 million people have died from natural disasters and man-made conflicts. Continuing the trend, that’s 10 million deaths in the next century if nothing is changed.

These disasters include:

• Terrorist attacks
• War
• Nuclear conflict
• Earthquakes
• Cyclones

Out of those 10 million deaths, ~4 million (40%) would be people who just couldn’t be rescued in time.

These slow deaths include:

• People stuck in terrain
• People slowly bleeding to death
• People suffocating from fallen objects
• People dying due to lack of water or food

This doesn’t just affect the lives of those dead; families are torn apart, and communities are ruined.

With trends pointing towards more political instability and destruction of the environment, the amount of deaths is staggering. Natural disasters and war, both natural and man-made calamities, do not discriminate; they impact the lives of individuals regardless of age, gender, nationality, or socioeconomic status. The effects extend far beyond the immediate loss of lives. Families are torn apart, communities are displaced, and entire regions are left in turmoil. Moreover, survivors often face prolonged physical and psychological trauma, displacements, and the daunting task of rebuilding their lives.

Often, the people affected by these are repeatedly affected. Whether it be a war-torn country or an earthquake-prone geographic location, it prevents these lives and countries from growing.

Instead, it kills them. 95,000 people annually, around the world.

The status quo: human search and rescue teams locate people after a disaster.