Describe any disaster that occurred in your area or that you watched on t.v ? What measure could have been taken to reduce its impact.
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Andhra Pradesh is exposed to cyclones, storm surges, floods, and droughts. The most recent disaster had been the flash floods caused by cyclone Vardah which occurred between 12th December and 14th December 2016. The flash floods were caused by extreme rainfall. According to the news reports, several thousand people had to be evacuated although the death toll was less. Images on Social Media showed cars being lifted up by the strong winds. Over 4,000 trees have been uprooted, power lines downed and buildings damaged. Areas have seen severe power cuts and many roads have been blocked in the main cities crippling transportation and communication. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Army were employed to help the civilians in distress.
Although the quick and prompt actions made by the disaster relief teams saved several thousand lives, better measures can be adopted to reduce the impact of flooding in the future. These measures can include a better flood warning system. Constructing buildings and homes above the flood levels and modifying the buildings within the flood-prone zone (by keeping electrical sockets higher in the wall, etc.) can reduce the flood impact. Also, civilians living in disaster-prone zones should be given disaster management lessons to make them more prepared.
Explanation:
A disaster occured before last year in my area,Coorg.
•Nobody could imagine that floods would destroy people's lives there.
•Streets were filled with water all around and people were struggling to reach a safe place.
•Landslides took place due to floods and many people lost their family members,houses and everything they had owned.
•Floods completely destroyed the coffee estates in Coorg and many planters suffered because of this because in Coorg ,coffee plantation is the main source of living for people .
•Many people died and can't even imagine the faces of poor family members..
•This was one of the most unexpected and dangerous disaster that's occured in Coorg.
To reduce the impact of floods some measures can be taken and they are :
•By introducing water storage areas.
•By construction of buildings above flood levels.
•By protecting wet lands and planting as many trees as possible.
•Flood warning systems should be established.