Pakistan Floods July-August 2010: Just-in-Time Lecture
Pakistan Floods July-August 2010: Just-in-Time Lecture
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Pakistan Floods
July-August 2010
Mission Statement
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Lecture Highlights
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• What is a flood?
• Pakistan country
• Pakistan health statistics before the flood
• Impacts of Pakistan floods 2010
• Causes of Pakistan floods 2010
• Response to Pakistan floods 2010
• Health needs of the floods affected communities
• How to protect ourselves from floods?
• Disaster risk reduction
Pakistan Country
Pakistan
Source: http://geology.com/world/pakistan-satellite-image.shtml
Pakistan Country
Pakistan
Capital: Islamabad Population (2010): 170,294,000
Source: Wikipedia
Pakistan Health Statistics
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Source: World Health Statistics 2008 (Figures are for 2006 unless indicated)
Floods
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Floods trend and their intensity are increasing due to climate change
worldwide.
Flash Floods
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Of course, the human being has the experience to mitigate the risk of
floods in many areas. But most parts of the world do not know about
Casualties - People and livestock die due to drowning. It can also lead to
epidemics and waterborne diseases.
Secondary effects
Water supplies – Contamination of waters
Crops and food supplies - Shortage of food crops can be caused due to loss of
entire harvest.
Tertiary/long-term effects
Economic - Economic hardship, due to: temporary decline in tourism, rebuilding
costs, food shortage leading to price increase ,etc.
World’s Deadliest Floods
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Event Death
1931 China floods 2,500,000 - 3,700,000
1887 China Yellow River flood 900,000 - 2,000,000
by Affected Provinces
NARGIS
PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE KATRINA
CYCLONE
FLOOD * PAKISTAN CYCLONE USA
MYANMAR
(August 2010) (Oct 2005) (Aug 2005)
(May 2008)
Population Affected 14,571,885 3,500,000 500,000 2,420,000
Area Affected
132,000, 30,000 23,500
(Sq Km)
Deaths 1,313 73,338 1,836 84,537
Injured 1,588 128,309 19,359
Household
722,508 600,152 450,000
Damaged
Est. Economic
damage 5,200 125,000 4,000
(Million US$)
Sources:
UN/ ISDR, Living with Risk, Geneva, 2004
Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_nina
Pakistan Floods Forecasting
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You can follow the floods treat in Pakistan through Pakistan Meteorology
Organization at:
http://www.pakmet.com.pk/FFD/index_files/fbc.htm
Security issues
Unexploded mines
Health Cluster:
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the Coordination Mechanism on the Ground
To maximize the coordination, health partners need to work to jointly assess and
analyse information, prioritize the interventions, build an evidence-based strategy
and action plan, monitor the health situation and the health sector response,
adapt/re-plan as necessary, mobilize resources and advocate for humanitarian
health action.
Do not stop providing the assistance until you get precise information!
Public health surveillance can be the basic information system, not only to help
the Health Cluster, but also the other relief provides
The most Vulnerable Victims
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The disaster managers need to plan for the long term needs
and quality of life of the affected people
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.
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.
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.
Six inches of water will reach the bottom of most passenger cars causing
loss of control and possible stalling.
Two feet of rushing water can carry away most vehicles including sport
utility vehicles (SUV’s) and pick-ups.
Stay away from downed power lines, and report them to the power
company.
Source: FEMA. http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/index.shtm
After a Flood
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Clean and disinfect everything that got wet. Mud left from floodwater can
contain sewage and chemicals.
Source: UN/ISDR
Hazard
Source: UN/ISDR
Risk
Source: UN/ISDR
Decades
30 of Experience
years continuous evolution in the
practice of Crisis or Disaster Management
Civil defense
Emergency assistance
Strategic shift from
Disaster response and relief
managing a
Humanitarian assistance disastrous event to
Emergency management more preventive
Civil protection and proactive
Source: UN/ISDR
Disaster Risk Reduction
Source: UN/ISDR
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