Table 2.

Characteristics of in-depth interview participants

	Gender	Age range (years)	Occupation	Disaster-related role
P1	M	35–39	Assistant teacher at high school	Opens the doors of the local cyclone centre and escorts people inside
P2	M	30–34	Fisherman and shop owner	Delivers disaster warning signal through mic in village
P3	M	30–34	Agricultural worker	Not specified
P4	M	35–39	Fisherman and labourer	Member of village disaster committee
P5	F	25–29	Assistant teacher at primary school	Opens the doors of the school building and escorts people inside for shelter
P6	F	35–39	Social worker	Educates villagers on disaster preparedness, assists in delivering warning signal, helps vulnerable people evacuate households, leads search parties
P7	F	25–29	Housewife and employee of family planning non-governmental organisation	Vice president of village disaster committee (administrative role)