What are the safety measures to be taken in the cyclones?

Question

What are the safety measures to be taken in the cyclones?

Answer 1

SAFETY MAESURES TO BE TAKEN IN THE CYCLONES SHOULD TELL MANTRAS TO GET OVER COME CRISIS.HAVE WILL POWER TO FACE SUCH ATTACK FROM ENVIRONMENT.BE AFRAID CYCLONES WILL BRING EARTH QUAKE.IT WILL BRING RAIN,THUNDER BOLT,LIGHTENING,COOL AIR,WARM AIR,DAY AND NIGHT..........ETC

Answer 2

Steps to be taken before the commencement a cyclone

Check houses, secure loose tiles by cementing, wherever necessary, repair door and

                windows.



Check the area around the house-remove dead or dying trees, anchor removal objects

                  like lumber piles, loose bricks, garbage cans, sign-boards, loose zinc sheets etc.

  Keep some wooden boards ready so that glass windows can be boarded.

   Keep a hurricane lantern filled with kerosene, flash light and enough dry cells.



     Promptly demolish condemned buildings.

  Those who have radio sets should ensure that the radio is fully serviceable. In case

                of transistors an extra set of batteries should be kept handy.



Steps to be taken when a warning for a cyclone threatening  is received  :

Keep your radio on and listen to latest weather warning and advisories from the

               nearest All India Radio Station. Pass the information to others.

  Avoid being misled by rumous, pass on only the official information you have

                got from the Radio to others.

Get away from low lying beaches or other location which may be swept by high

                tides or storm waves. Leave sufficiently, before your way to high ground gets

                flooded. Do not delay and run the risk of being marooned.



     If your house is out of danger from high tides and flooding from the river, and

               it is well built, it is then probably the best place to weather the storm. However

                please act promptly if asked to evacuate.

    Be alert for high water in areas where streams of rivers may flood due to heavy

            rains.

Board up glass windows or put storm shutters in place. Use good wooden planks

                securely fastened. Make shift boarding may be do more damage than none at all.

     Provide strong suitable support for outside doors.



If you do not have wooden boards handy paste paper strips on glasses to prevent

                splinters flying into the house.



Get extra food, especially things which can be eaten without cooking or with

          very little preparation. Store extra drinking water in suitable covered vessels.

  If you are, in one of the evacuation area, move your valuable articles to upper

                floors to minimise flood damage.

Have hurricane lantern, flash lights and /or other emergency lights and keep them

                handy.

     Check on everything that might blow away or be torn loose. Kerosene tins, cans,

                agricultural implements, garden tools, road signs and other objects become weapon

                of destruction in strong winds. Remove them and store them in a covered room.



  Be sure that window or door can be opened on the lee of the house i.e. the side

                opposite the one facing the wind.



    Make provisions for children and adults requiring special diets.



      If the centre of  "eye"  of the storm passes directly over your place, there will be

                a lull in the wind and rain lasting for half an hour or more. During this period stay

                in safe place. Make emergency repairs during the lull period if necessary, but

                remember that strong wind will return suddenly from the opposite direction

                frequently with even greater violence.



Be calm. Your ability to meet emergency will inspire and help others.



When the authorities advice evacuation follow the following instruction promptly  :



Head for the proper shelter or evacuation points indicated for your area.



  Do not worry about your left over property as evacuated areas will be policed to

                prevent looting.



         At shelter, follow instruction of  personnel incharge.



         Remain in shelter until informed that you may leave.



       Keep calm at all times, if instructions are observed promptly, there is little

                personal danger involved.



                The precautionary measures given above are for the public as well as persons incharge of public buildings also. Before every cyclone season, the public works Deptt, may inspect all the public buildings, roads and tanks and take suitable action for strengthening the buildings demolilshing the condemned building, repairing tank bundhs and remove dead and dying trees on the road. The building which can be used on strorm shelters have suitable marking on them so that they can be immediately identified as shelters.



POST CYCLONE MEASURES



1.  After a cyclone passes the public are advised to take the following safely measures  :

  They should remain in shelters until informed by those incharge that they may

                return home.

      Any loose and dangling wire from the lamp poll should be strictly avoided.

                ( A person is kept to watch so that nobody goes near the wire and the nearest

                electric authorities are informed immediately).

     People should keep away from disaster area unless they are required to assist.

          Antisocial elements should be prevented from doing mischief and reported

                to the police.

  Cars, Buses, Lorries and Carts should be driven carefully.



The houses and dwelling should be cleared debris.

The losses should be reported to the appropriate authorities.

Relatives should be promptly informed about the safety of persons in

                the disaster area.