Security Bureau Circular No. 3/2009 CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR NATURAL DISASTERS (INCLUDING THOSE ARISING FROM SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS) Emergency Support Unit Security Bureau Government Secretariat July 2009 File Ref. SEC 8/2/12 Part 30 Hong Kong Contingency Plan for Natural 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
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earthquakes destroy gas pipes and electric cables‚ causing fires to spread. Broken water mains prevent the Fires being extinguished. Fires spread very quickly in cities‚ especially in poor-quality housing areas where wooden buildings are common. Tsunamis - an earthquake on the sea floor or close to the coast may cause huge waves. Landslides - earthquakes often cause landslides‚ especially in steep river valleys and areas of weak rocks. Disease and famine - fresh water supplies are often cut off
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Due to the quake‚ an upthrust of ten metres from the pacific plate resulted in an enormous tsunami. The force caused devastating fifteen metre waves to propel against the north east coastline of Japan and the waves travelled a distance of 10km inland. The tsunami contributed to the astonishing 15‚ 891 deaths‚ flooding cities and demolishing everything in its path. Not only did the tsunami do enough damage but it disabled the cool down of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants due to
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An earth quake can be described as a shaking of the Earth’s crust. It is mainly a movement of the whole crust that originates in the center of the earth. Earthquakes happen when the underlying rock suddenly shakes or breaks off. The moving of the underlying rock causes the surface rocks to slide and‚ as a result‚ leads to the earthquakes. Earthquakes can be extremely disastrous and cause a lot of damage in the place where they happen. The earthquake can happen once or happen as a series. This depends
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In Indonesia they are having trouble coping with the effects of the Tsunami that happened last year. This caused a violent change to their life style. Some challenges the people of Indonesia are facing multiple health problems including physical‚ mental‚ and emotional health. In this research paper I will explain these problems and how we can try to fix them. In Tsunami¡¦s Destroy the World by: John Johnson talks about the tsunami that happened last year. After a huge earthquake on the 26th of December
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Since the magnitude of the Japan quake was so large‚ a tsunami was created. This tsunami hit the mainland causing more destruction. The cause of this tsunami was due to the fact that the earthquake occurred 20 miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Combined with the high magnitude‚ the tsunami affected not only Japan but also the coast of the United States; such as Hawaii‚ California‚ and Oregon. Reaching at about 33 feet high‚ the tsunami inundated the coast while flooding parts of Sendai. The
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earthquake‚ an enormous wave of the tsunami affected Southern Chile‚ Hawaii‚ Japan‚ the Philippines‚ Eastern
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earthquakes which can sometimes result in tsunamis as well. In the Philippines earthquakes have multiple impacts. This is partly to do with the physical geography of the land. Being a group of islands means that the epicentres of the earthquakes are often in the sea‚ which increases the likelihood of tsunamis. It is also very mountainous inland which means many areas are vulnerable to landslides. One earthquake in 2006 triggered landslides‚ a flood and a local tsunami 3 feet high. Another relatively minor
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come help in the response effort. This is demonstrated in various situations. The first being the geological hazard of a tsunami. A tsunami is a giant sea wave caused by a large scale and sudden disturbance of sea water caused by large rapid movement of the sea floor initiated‚ nine times out of ten‚ by an earthquake – 90% of tsunamis occur in the Pacific basin. Detection of tsunami relies heavily on earthquake (seismic) monitoring out in the ocean. Taking the Japan Earthquake of 2011 for example‚ the
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Question What might be Mark Glaser’s purpose as a writer linking this story to the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia? How does this strategy broaden the scope of his arguments significance? Response: The Tsunami that rocked Southeast Asia in 2004 killed an estimated 230‚000 people‚ so needless to say the incident was extremely serious and I think when it comes to writing and especially trying to kind of paint a picture of something and make people really understand the seriousness of an incident
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