Disaster Management: Medical Preparedness, Response and Homeland Security
©CAB International 2013. Disaster Management 3 (eds Rajesh Arora and Preeti Arora) Extensive preparedness for management of both natural and man-made disasters is the need of the hour. While natural disasters are inevitable, man-made disas...
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| Tóm tắt: | ©CAB International 2013. Disaster Management 3
(eds Rajesh Arora and Preeti Arora)
Extensive preparedness for management of both natural and man-made disasters is the need
of the hour. While natural disasters are inevitable, man-made disasters are avoidable to
some extent and their impact can be mitigated to a large extent with proper management.
With appropriate and well-timed preparedness, it is possible to mitigate the effects of both
natural and man-made disasters and change the face of disasters. The increase in the
number of man-made disasters has made it imperative that they be circumvented or their
impact reduced by employing newer methods and tools.
Though disasters have been ubiquitous throughout history, the last decade has seen
several disasters inflicting extensive financial and infrastructural damage. Some of the
disasters have struck developing nations and others developed nations and some both. But
the impact of nature’s fury on both types of nations has been substantial – what has been
different is the way disasters have been managed. The costliest hurricanes that hit the US
economy substantially include: Katrina (2005),which crossed southern Florida and struck
Louisiana with great intensity, devastating New Orleans and resulting in damage that has
been estimated to cost over US$108 billion, followed by Andrew (1992), which caused
damage estimated to cost US$46 billion; Ike (2008) caused damage estimated at US$28
billion; Wilma (2005) resulted in damage estimated at US$29.5 billion; and Ivan (2004)
inflicted damage estimated at US$19.8 billion. Just months before this book was envisaged,
March 2011 witnessed a mega-disaster – the Tōhoku earthquake (and tsunami) – the
costliest disaster of this century; while a few months prior in 2010 the Haiti earthquake
inflicted extensive damage. While this book is nearing completion, the US has been struck
by the 2013 Moore tornado, and man-made disasters like the West Fertilizer Company
explosion and Boston marathon bombings have shook the world’s oldest surviving federation. As the final days of this book approach, it is June 2013 and the
North Indian states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, some regions of Western Nepal
and their adjoining areas have experienced heavy rainfall due to cloud bursts, which has
triggered devastating floods and landslides. Kedarnath, Badrinath and several areas in
Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand (nearly 40,000 sq. km) have been severely hit by the floods. The
incident has been dubbed the ‘Himalayan Tsunami’. Rescue and relief work is currently
under way to evacuate nearly 100,000 people from the area. Twelve teams of National
Disaster Response Force (NDRF) battalions have been deployed to various locations for
response and relief operation in the states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar
Pradesh. The Indian Army has deployed about 5500 personnel, the Indo-Tibetan Border
Police (ITBP) 2000 personnel and the Border Roads Organization 3000 personnel. Thirteen
teams, comprising 300 personnel from the NDRF, have also been deployed. So far, the
Indian Air Force has provided one C-130J aircraft, eight MI-17s, ten ALH, one AN-32 and
one Avro to carry out rescue work. Almost 50 helicopters of the Indian defence forces have
been deployed in Uttarakhand state for rescue missions, which are still ongoing. Disasters
such as these pose a number of concerns that need to be addressed in earnest in times to
come. |
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