CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1.1 Disasters in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is known as the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean‚ Island Paradise and more recently‚ A Land like no other “. Words such as hazards and Disasters were very rare in Sri Lanka and people lived with seasonal floods‚ droughts‚ landslides and cyclones as if they are part of their lives. Perceptions of people on natural hazards were of a little suffering‚ which they had to overcome with their own methodologies. However a significant change has
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Torrential Rain Emergency Scheme None C. Landslide Emergency Scheme None D. Tsunami Emergency Scheme Occurrence and Potential threat of a destructive tsunami D.3.4.1: MoESD to form part of the Crisis Committee upon occurrence of an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami. The Crisis Committee will meet at the seat of the NDOCC and will move to the SMF Operations Room‚ in case the NDOCC is disabled. Aftermath a tsunami MoESD to take the following actions: D.5.6.1: A Technical Committee chaired
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Rose ChandlerENG111-20 Research Paper In March 2011‚ a 9.1 magnitude earthquake hit the pacific coast of Japan‚ generating up to 133ft tall tsunami waves‚ which obliterated everything up to 6 mi. inland. According to the NPA (National Police Agency) of Japan‚ 24‚ 656 people were affected by this catastrophe‚ which include the deceased‚ injured‚ and missing. The tsunami also affected three of the six nuclear reactors of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant causing leakage of radioactive material. Many
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Andaman Islands The Andaman Islands are a group of Indian Ocean archipelagic islands in the Bay of Bengal‚ between the Indian peninsula to the west and Burma to the north and east. Most of the islands are part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory of India‚ while a small number in the north of the archipelago belong to Burma. 12 00 N92 45 E is the longitude and longitude of these islands. Paragraph on the topography of the land: Flat? Mountainous? Plateau like? The climate
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Andreas is another disaster film. This movie is about how an earthquake started in the Hoover Dam (Clark County‚ Nevada)‚ but then it spread out to San Francisco and a Tsunami came. I know some movies are depressing‚boring‚awful but San Andreas is not one of those kind of movies. This movie is an entertaining movie that you could watch every single day. People think that this movie is a bad one. But this is a wonderful movie. The first earthquake took place in the Hoover Dam (Clark County‚ Nevada). The
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Tsunami Awareness Kit General Tsunami Resources Tsunami Mitigation Strategies Introduction While tsunamis can not be prevented‚ or their destructive effects entirely avoided‚ actions can be taken to mitigate the risks of this hazard‚ thereby reducing the impacts on life‚ physical structures and livelihoods. The first step in mitigating the tsunami hazard and reducing vulnerability is to gain an understanding of the threat and potential effects should a tsunami occur. Some of the more direct
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ITU Southern and East Africa Workshop on the use of Telecommunications/ICT for Disaster Management: Savings Lives Lusaka‚ Zambia‚ 17-18 July 2008 Role of Telecommunications and ICTs in Disaster Management Jacob Munodawafa Executive Secretary July 2008 Copyright 2008 © SATA Secretariat‚ All Rights Reserved 1 Overview of Association of Telecom Operators & ICTs Players in the SADC (Southern African Development Community‚ which is an economic grouping of 14 Member States)
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Many examples of the interplay between the psychological concepts of emotion‚ motivation and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs are evident in the documentary The Third Wave. The tsunami that hit Peraliya‚ Sri Lanka in December of 2004 devastated the community‚ killing over 2000 people and washed away all of the homes and nearly all of the infrastructure. Volunteers from around the world‚ and all walks of life‚ felt a calling to travel to Sri Lanka in any way they could‚ so that they could help the survivors
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WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION Trade Policy Review Body RESTRICTED WT/TPR/G/221 21 Septembre 2009 (09-0000) Original: English TRADE POLICY REVIEW Report by MALDIVES Pursuant to the Agreement Establishing the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization)‚ the policy statement by the Maldives is attached. Note: This report is subject to restricted circulation and press embargo until the end of the first session of the meeting
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(Dad) told Sonny “‘Never underestimate it’s power‚ Dad had told me. It could wake‚ yawn‚ and swallow you between one heartbeat and the next.’” This quote explains how fast the ocean could turn from sending calm waves‚ to sending wild and dangerous waves. This relates to the theme because the ocean is apart of nature and the ocean is powerful‚ when it brings a tsunami‚ it bring great danger. Another reason why this is the theme of chapter six is because when Aunty Pearl was listening to the
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