Disasters Contents Section Subject List of Annexes and Appendices List of Abbreviations 1 2 3 Introduction Alerting System and Co-ordination Tropical Cyclones - Warnings and Action to be Taken Rainstorm - Warnings and Action to be Taken Flooding - Warnings and Action to be Taken Other Natural Hazards - Warnings and Action to be Taken Other General Warnings Controlling Authorities Non-Government Organisations’ Responsibilities Bureaux’s and Departments’ Responsibilities Training Exercises Revision of
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Radio France international said that‚ Haiti does not have the capability to meet the large scale disaster. Only 576 shelters were created all over the country‚ in which 90‚000 people can stay in those shelters. The storm warning was raised in Dominance Republic‚ Cuba‚ Bahamas and United States. In US The two states‚ Florida and North Carolina were declared a state of emergency. Both the state governors requested the people living along the coasts to move to the city. The
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prevention measures can be taken up. There is also a Satellite based communication system called the Cyclone Warning Dissemination Systems (CWDS) for transmission of warnings. There are 250 such cyclone-warning sets installed in the cylone prone areas of east and west coast. The general public‚ the coastal residents and fishermen‚ are also warned through the Government mechinery and broadcast of warnings through AIR and Television. What
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Typhoon A Typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that develops in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean between 180° and 100°E. This region is referred to as the northwest Pacific basin. PAGASA Philippine Atmospheric‚ Geophysical‚ & Astronomical Services Administration. Government agency for weather forecasting‚ flood control‚ astronomical observations‚ and time service. TROPICAL CYCLONE A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center‚ strong
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tropical revolving storms in both humanitarian and economic terms. For example‚ whilst tropical storms in highly developed countries such as Hurricane Katrina is the USA caused substantial damage‚ the effect of Cyclone Nargis on the less economically developed Myanmar was arguably far greater. Warning systems and communication often play an important role in mitigating the effects of tropical storms as they allow preparations such as evacuation to take place before the storm hits which saves many lives
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prevention measures can be taken up. There is also a Satellite based communication system called the Cyclone Warning Dissemination Systems (CWDS) for transmission of warnings. There are 250 such cyclone-warning sets installed in the cylone prone areas of east and west coast. The general public‚ the coastal residents and fishermen‚ are also warned through the Government mechinery and broadcast of warnings through AIR and Television. What agencies need to be involved ? Police Fire Ambulance Hospitals
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and Malaria are endemic. The 1999 Orissa cyclone‚ also known as Cyclone 05B‚ and Paradip cyclone‚ was the deadliest Indian Ocean tropical cyclone since the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone and deadliest Indian storm since 1971. The storm made landfall just weeks after a Category 4 storm hit the same general area. Millions of people remained homeless and over 20 thousand dead in the century’s worst cyclone that ripped through coastal Orissa. Super-cyclone with winds 260-300 km/hour (hurricane category
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Introduction Natural disasters are extreme‚ sudden events caused by environmental factors. They can happen at any time‚ often with little or no warning and they can cause serious injury to people and property. Earthquakes‚ tornadoes‚ wind storms‚ floods‚ tsunamis‚ wild fires‚ hurricanes‚ and heat waves often strike with little or no warning. People who are prepared for such an event have a better chance of survival. Preparation ensures that if disaster occurs people are ready to get through
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Floods b. Limbic eruptions c. Tsunami 4) Meteorological disasters a. Blizzards b. Cyclonic storms c. Tropical cyclones d. Extra tropical cyclones e. Droughts f. Hailstorms g. Heat waves 5) Tornadoes 6) Wildfires 7) Health disasters a. Epidemics 8) Space disasters a. Impact events b. Solar flare Natural calamities in Bangladesh Bangladesh is a land of natural calamities. Flood‚ cyclone‚ drought‚ famine destroy the life and property every year. People live here fighting against the frequent natural
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management System [pic] Over the last few decades‚ a numbers of countries have set up disaster management information systems according to their own specific needs. Disasters are unpredictable and occur suddenly like earthquake‚ floods‚ drought and cyclone etc. Communication facilities for disaster management system is most important act as it convey at the right time communication in disaster‚it may handle disaster and helping to decrease it. Two type of information needs in disaster management
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