| Emergency shelters are places where people could | | | | Red Cross, Red Crescent or UNHCR assemble such |
| reside temporarily in case of any catastrophe, which | | | | shelters for people. These shelters are more like a |
| has disabled them to continue living in their previous | | | | temporary settlement for people who have faced an |
| residence. Emergency shelters cater to a variety of | | | | adversity. The people stay at these temporary |
| circumstances like natural disasters, wars, hostile | | | | shelters until their previous residences are |
| situations, or antagonistic weather conditions. | | | | reconstructed or new accommodations are arranged. |
| Depending upon the tragedy that has taken place, | | | | Emergency shelters can be set up in tents or building |
| emergency the government or the affected people | | | | like churches or schools. |
| themselves could make shelters. Emergency shelters | | | | The prime importance of emergency-shelter is to |
| are important so the people can stay undercover and | | | | make sure that the victims and affected people |
| protected from the bad weather and violent conditions. | | | | survive through the initial stages of disaster occurred. |
| People in earlier times used to construct such shelters | | | | Emergency-shelters are of extreme significance |
| for themselves. These shelters comprised of bough | | | | towards ensuring the security and safety of people. |
| shelter, root shelter, natural hollow, fallen trunks, stone | | | | After the tragedy has taken place, security and safety |
| barriers, tepees, snow caves, turf houses or log cabins. | | | | of the affected people from all kinds of dangerous and |
| However, the need of accommodation area and | | | | inappropriate situations is of chief significance. It |
| necessary facilities has expanded through the time. | | | | provides them personal security, protects them from |
| The conditions for survival are different for us than | | | | epidemics and diseases that might spread because of |
| what used to be for our ancestors. | | | | the disaster and protects them from the bad climatic |
| Now emergency-shelters are formulated for different | | | | conditions as well. Emergency shelters are also vital as |
| categories of people who have undergone specific | | | | they provide necessary arrangements to protect |
| types of situations like emergency. Shelters for people | | | | human dignity and sustain the family and social life of |
| who have faced domestic violence, natural disaster, | | | | victims. |
| war, conflict or combat amongst nations or local group | | | | In emergency shelters organised by the government, all |
| of people, emergency-shelters for people who require | | | | the prime necessities for good survival are placed. |
| mental counseling etc. are common these days | | | | Food and water are the top priority items after shelter |
| However, there is a difference amongst homeless | | | | comes into existence. The site used for emergency |
| shelters and emergency-shelters. The people who | | | | shelters is kept as clean and hygienic as possible in |
| reside in emergency-shelters spend their whole day in | | | | order to restrain the breakage of any epidemic. While |
| the shelter and go out for school or work whereas the | | | | caring for the people's comfort, arrangements are also |
| people who live in a homeless shelter come back to | | | | made for the early physical and mental recovery of |
| shelter only to eat and sleep. | | | | the patients from the trauma that they have been |
| Usually government, authorities, or organisations like | | | | through. |