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 FCA CALAMITY RELIEF WELFARE

A disaster, as defined by the World Health Organisation, is any occurrence that causes damage, economic destruction,loss of human life, and deterioration in health and health services on a scale sufficient to warrant an extraordinary response from outside the affected community or area. Disasters could be natural, such as, earthquake, floods, droughts, and

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HEAT WAVE

A Heat Wave is a period of abnormally high temperatures, more than the normal maximu temperature

that occurs during the summer season in the North-Western parts of India. Heat Waves typically occur

between March and June, and in some rare cases even extend till July. The extreme temperatures and

resultant atmospheric conditions adversely affect people living in these regions as they cause

physiological stress, sometimes resulting in death.

Recover and Build

If you think someone is suffering from the heat:

• Move the person to a cool place under the shade

• Give water or a rehydrating drink (if the person is still conscious)

• Fan the person

• Consult a doctor if symptoms get worse or are long lasting or the person is unconscious

• Do not give alcohol, caffeine or aerated drink

• Cool the person by putting a cool wet cloth on his/her face/body

• Loosen clothes for better ventilation

   Emergency Kit

• Water bottle

• Umbrella/ Hat or Cap / Head Cover

• Hand Towel

• Hand Fan

• Electrolyte / Glucose / Oral Rehydration

LAND SLIDES

India has the highest mountain chain on earth, the Himalayas, which are formed due to collisio

of Indian and Eurasian plate, the northward movement of the Indian plate towards China

causes continuous stress on the rocks rendering them friable, weak and prone to landslides and

earthquakes.

Recover

• Remain calm and be alert and awake, listen to warnings of heavy and prolonged period of rainfall from weather station, if your home is located below a debris covered area move away to safer place, listen to sounds of rock fall, moving debris and cracking of trees, or cracks in ground or any movement. Keep a battery operated ready for the night.

• Call and help rescue teams, keep drinking water containers, first aid kit and essential medicines and avoid entering damaged houses.

• Watch for flooding if close to river, help others who need help especially elderly people, children and women, seek advice from local authorities for rebuilding damaged houses, roads etc.

• Report any damage of roads, power and telephone lines to concerned authorities.

  Emergency Kit

• Battery operated torch

• Extra batteries

• Battery operated radio

• First aid kit and manual

• Emergency food (dry items) and water (packed and sealed)

• Candles and matches in a waterproof container

• Knife

• Chlorine tablets or powdered water purifiers

• Can opener.

• Essential medicines

• Cash, Aadhar Card and Ration Card

• Thick ropes and cords

• Sturdy shoes

CYCLONES

Cyclones are caused by atmospheric disturbances around a low-pressure area distinguished by swift

and often destructive air circulation. Cyclones are usually accompanied by violent storms and bad

weather. The air circulates inward in an anticlockwise direction in the Northern hemisphere and

clockwise in the Southern hemisphere.

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 Recover

• After ?All Clear? is issued for back movement by ?State? gives attention to the following:

• Whether ?roads? for reaching home is recommended by authorities

• Whether power lines are safe

• Whether transport arrangement is approved by authorities

• Pure drinking water is available

• Sewage lines are working

• Any epidemic spread in the area

• Safety of neighbor(s) assured

Emergency Kid

Battery operated torch

• Extra batteries

• Battery operated radio

• First aid kit and essential medicines

• Important papers (Ration card, Voter ID card, Aadhar card etc)

• Emergency food (dry items) and water (packed and sealed)

• Candles and matches in a waterproof container

• Knife

• Chlorine tablets or powdered water purifiers

• Cash, Aadhar Card and Ration Card

• Thick ropes and cords

• Shoes

EARTHQUAKES

An earthquake is a phenomenon that occurs without warning and involves violent shaking of the

ground and everything over it. It results from the release of accumulated stress of the moving

lithospheric or crustal plates. The earth's crust is divided into seven major plates, that are about 50

miles thick, which move slowly and continuously over the earth's interior and several minor plates.

Earthquakes are tectonic in origin; that is the moving plates are responsible for the occurrence of

violent shakes. The occurrence of an earthquake in a populated area may cause numerous casualties

and injuries as well as extensive damage to property.

Recover 

What to Do After an Earthquake

• Keep calm, switch on the radio/TV and obey any instructions you hear on it.

• Keep away from beaches and low banks of rivers. Huge waves may sweep in.

• Be prepared to expect aftershocks.

• Turn off the water, gas and electricity.

• Do not smoke and do not light matches or use a cigarette lighter. Do not turn on switches. There may be gas leaks or short-circuits. Use a torch.

• If there is a fire, try to put it out. If you cannot, call the fire brigade.

• If people are seriously injured, do not move them unless they are in danger.

• Immediately clean up any inflammable products that may have spilled (alcohol, paint, etc).

• If you know that people have been buried, tell the rescue teams. Do not rush and do not worsen the situation of injured persons or your own situation.

• Avoid places where there are loose electric wires and do not touch any metal object in contact with them.

• Do not drink water from open containers without having examined it and filtered it through a sieve, a filter or an ordinary clean cloth.

• If your home is badly damaged, you will have to leave it. Collect water containers, food, and ordinary and special medicines (for persons with heart complaints, diabetes, etc.)

• Do not re-enter badly damaged buildings and do not go near damaged structures.

FLOODS

Floods have also occurred in areas, which were earlier not considered flood prone. An effort has been

made in these Guidelines to cover the entire gamut of Flood Management. Eighty per cent of the

precipitation takes place in the monsoon months from June to September. The rivers a bring heavy

sediment load from catchments. These, coupled with inadequate carrying capacity of rivers are

responsible for causing floods, drainage congestion and erosion of river-banks. Cyclones, cyclonic

circulations and cloud bursts cause flash floods and lead to huge losses. It is a fact that some of the

rivers causing damage in India originate in neighboring countries; adding another complex dimension

to the problem. Continuing and large-scale loss of lives and damage to public and private property due

to floods indicate that we are still to develop an effective response to floods

What to do before a flood

To prepare for a flood, you should

• Avoid building in flood prone areas unless you elevate and reinforce your home.

• Elevate the furnace, water heater, and electric panel if susceptible to flooding.

• Install "Check Valves" in sewer traps to prevent floodwater from backing up into the drains of your home.

• Contact community officials to find out if they are planning to construct barriers (levees, beams and floodwalls) to stop floodwater from entering the homes in your area.

• Seal the walls in your basement with waterproofing compounds to avoid seepage.

• If a flood is likely to hit your area, you should

•  Listen to the radio or television for information.

• Be aware that flash flooding can occur. If there is any possibility of a flash flood, move immediately to higher ground. Do not wait for instructions to move.

• Be aware of streams, drainage channels, canyons, and other areas known to flood suddenly. Flash floods can occur in these areas with or without such typical warnings as rain clouds or heavy rain.

  
  

  If you must prepare to evacuate, you should

• Secure your home. If you have time, bring in outdoor furniture. Move essential items to an upper floor.

• Turn off utilities at the main switches or valves if instructed to do so. Disconnect electrical appliances. Do not touch electrical equipment if you are wet or standing in water.

  If you have to leave your home, remember these evacuation tips

• Do not walk through moving water. Six inches of moving water can make you fall. If you have to walk in water, walk where the water is not moving. Use a stick to check the firmness of the ground in front of you.

• Do not drive into flooded areas. If floodwaters rise around your car, abandon the car and move to higher ground if you can do so safely. You and the vehicle can be quickly swept away.

Emergency Kit

• Battery operated torch

• Extra batteries

• Battery operated radio

• First aid kit and essential medicines

• Emergency food (dry items) and water (packed and sealed)

• Candles and matches in a waterproof container

• Knife

• Chlorine tablets or powdered water

• Important documents (Ration card, Voter ID card, Aadhar Card etc.)

• Cash, Aadhar Card and Ration Card

• Thick ropes and cords

• Shoes

TSUNAMI

The Earth's lithosphere is broken up into a bunch of discrete pieces, called plates that move around the

surface of the planet. There are seven or eight major plates (depending on how they are defined) and

many minor plates.  This motion is driven by the flow of the mantle rock beneath the plates and by the

forces plates exert at their boundaries where they touch each other.  Earthquakes happen when plates

move with respect to each other because of the friction and stress at the edges of plates prevents them

from slipping smoothly at their boundaries. When one plate is forced to dive beneath another plate,

there is no way to do it except with some component of vertical motion creating tsunami.

Recover

• You should continue using a Weather Radio or staying tuned to a Coast Guard emergency frequency station or a local radio or television station for updated emergency information.

• Check yourself for injuries and get first aid if necessary before helping injured or trapped persons.

• If someone needs to be rescued, call professionals with the right equipment to help Many people have been killed or injured trying to rescue others in flooded areas.

• Help people who require special assistance?Infants, elderly people, those without transportation, large families who may need additional help in an emergency situation, people with disabilities, and the people who care for them.

• Avoid disaster areas. Your presence might hamper rescue and other emergency operations and put you at further risk from the residual effects of floods, such as contaminated water, crumbled roads, landslides, mudflows, and other hazards.

• Use the telephone only for emergency calls.Telephone lines are frequently overwhelmed in disaster situations. They need to be clear for emergency calls to get through.

• Stay out of a building if water remains around it. Tsunami water, like floodwater, can undermine foundations, causing buildings to sink, floors to crack, or walls to collapse.

• When re-entering buildings or homes, use extreme caution. Tsunami-driven floodwater may have damaged buildings where you least expect it. Carefully watch every step you take.

• Wear long pants, a long-sleeved shirt, and sturdy shoes. The most common injury following a disaster is cut feet.

• Use battery-powered lanterns or flashlights when examining buildings. Battery-powered lighting is the safest and easiest to use, and it does not present a fire hazard for the user, occupants, or building. DO NOT USE CANDLES.

• Examine walls, floors, doors, staircases, and windows to make sure that the building is not in danger of collapsing.

• Inspect foundations for cracks or other damage. Cracks and damage to a foundation can render a building uninhabitable.

• Look for fire hazards. Under the earthquake action there may be broken or leaking gas lines, and under the tsunami flooded electrical circuits, or submerged furnaces or electrical appliances. Flammable or explosive materials may have come from upstream. Fire is the most frequent hazard following floods.

• Check for gas leaks. If you smell gas or hear a blowing or hissing noise, open a window and get everyone outside quickly. Turn off the gas using the outside main valve if you can, and call the gas company from a neighbour?s home. If you turn off the gas for any reason, it must be turned back on by a professional.

• Look for electrical system damage. If you see sparks or broken or frayed wires, or if you smell burning insulation, turn off the electricity at the main fuse box or circuit breaker. If you have to step in water to get to the fuse box or circuit breaker, call an electrician first for advice. Electrical equipment should be checked and dried before being returned to service

• Check for damage to sewage and water lines.If you suspect sewage lines are damaged under the quake, avoid using the toilets and call a plumber. If water pipes are damaged, contact the water company and avoid using water from the tap. You can obtain safe water from undamaged water heaters or by melting ice cubes that were made before the tsunami hit. Turn off the main water valve before draining water from these sources. Use tap water only if local health officials advise it is safe.

• Watch out for wild animals, especially poisonous snakes that may have come into buildings with the water. Use a stick to poke through debris. Tsunami floodwater flushes snakes and animals out of their homes.

• Watch for loose plaster, drywall, and ceilings that could fall.

• Take pictures of the damage, both of the building and its contents, for insurance claims. Open the windows and doors to help dry the building.

• Shovel mud before it solidifies.

• Check food supplies.Any food that has come in contact with floodwater may be contaminated and should be thrown out.

• Expect aftershocks. If the earthquake is of large magnitude (magnitude 8 to 9+ on the Richter scale) and located nearby, some aftershocks could be as large as magnitude 7+ and capable of generating another tsunami. The number of aftershocks will decrease over the course of several days, weeks, or months depending on how large the main shock was.

• Watch your animals closely.

• Keep all your animals under your direct control.

Emergency Kit

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