TO GO WITH AFP STORY
(FILES) A man crosses the reservoir of Las Canoas, 60 km from Managua, on his way home on July 30, 2014. About 2,500 heads of cattle have died so far in Nicaragua due to the drought caused by the El Nino phenomenon, authorities said. AFP PHOTO/DIANA ULLOA.
Victims are the true first responders (e.g. “zero-order responders,” ZORs) when a disaster occurs, because they fend for themselves before outside help appears on the disaster scene.