3.8+Managing+hazardous+events

=8 Managing Hazardous events=

Good Red Cross game that lets you see how difficult management in these circumstances is

Excellent resource on reasons why Haiti was so serious @http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8510900.stm. Evidence of Super Typhoon Megi - CAT 5 that hit the Philippines on Sunday 17th October - notice how they have been preparing - different from the previous storms this summer where deaths have occurred.

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Evidence of forward planning after Cyclone Sidr Many of the country's cyclone shelters also serve as primary schools along Bangladesh's coastal belt. Elevated on pillars, the shelters are designed to withstand major tidal surges that accompany such storms. It appears these calls are now being heard: Earlier this month, the government announced plans to build 2,000 additional shelters in 2008.

“Some 2,000 new cyclone shelters will be built in 15 low-lying coastal districts, which had been trampled by the 15 November cyclone," Food and Disaster Management Secretary Mohammad Ayub Miah, was quoted as saying. here is one of the new ones under construction.

**Disaster proofing in LICs**
Earthquake proof construction is seen mostly to be carried out in HICs - in LICs nearly all buildings are locally built with few regulations on construction to building in disaster proofing. However the charity Practical Action are involved in engineering solutions that are appropriate to LICs, using local materials and appropriate technology to help in many way. This document explains how they are working in Peru to build earthquake proof houses. But do go to the Practical Action site to find out what other engineering solutions they are involved in.