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    Authorities End Crisis After a blockade by angry protesters‚ local authorities have made an agreement with the community. The agreement indicated that the waste that was accumulated throughout Bandung between Thursday and Saturday can begin to be cleaned up‚ although it may take time to eliminate all the waste from Bandung’s roads. Cece Iskandar‚ head of Bandung Sanitation Office said it would take at least ten days to freshen up the streets due to the limited amount of garbage trucks. People

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    The maiden voyage of the Titanic was a disaster because it couldn’t have been stopped once it had already started. All of the warnings that were given were just blown off almost like they didn’t care if it were to sink. The ship shouldn’t have been going so fast and the iceberg might have been avoided. Also‚ before the ship sailed‚ there should’ve been a safety procedure. Many more lives could have been saved if the boats were at full capacity. This trip should have been better planned and people

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    On December 3rd‚ 1984‚ the world’s worst chemical disaster took place in Bhopal‚ Madhya Pradesh‚ India—and the harsh truth is that it could all have been preventable. Union Carbide‚ an American company located in Bhopal‚ was known to produce to produce a pesticide called Sevin‚ and among the chemicals used to produce it was methyl isocyanate (C2H3NO; short form: MIC). Chemical properties of MIC include: highly reactive—with water for example—and flammable‚ a sharp‚ pungent odour‚ and etc. Some physical

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    Witnessing human terror since ages‚ the valley is under the threat of floods due to a week long incessant rain which is affecting the rescue operations as well. The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Sunday declared the situation a "national-level disaster"‚ and announced a special assistance of Rs 1‚000 crores for the flood-hit state‚ from PM’s relief fund. River Jhelum flowing 14 feet above the danger mark. Homes‚ military bases and hospitals inundated in the region’s main city Srinagar as the

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    The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)‚ headed by the Prime Minister of India‚ is the Apex Body for Disaster Management in India. The setting up of the NDMA and the creation of an enabling environment for institutional mechanisms at the State and District levels is mandated by the Disaster Management Act‚ 2005. Contents [hide] • 1 Evolution of NDMA • 2 Roles and Responsibilities • 3 Organisation • 4 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Evolution of NDMA Emergence of an organization

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    IMPACT OF NATURAL DISASTERS ON GDP (RELATE TO THE GDP METHOD USED) Due to rising population‚ climate changes and environmental degradation‚ natural disasters is increasing in frequency. There are several factors which affect a country’s vulnerability to natural disasters; its geographic size‚ the type of disasters‚ the strength and structure of its economy and prevailing socioeconomic situation. Japan uses the expenditure method to measure national income. The expenditure include personal consumption

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    Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster happened on February 1st‚ 2003‚ which broke on the way back to the Earth. All the astronauts‚ including two women died in this disaster. The reason why this disaster happened was a piece of foam insulation broke off from the Space Shuttle external tank which damaged the left wing of the shuttle. Even though some engineers of NASA had doubted that the left wing of shuttle had been damaged‚ the administration staffs restricted to

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    Table of Contents Introduction 2 Key terms 2 What is the difference between disaster recovery and business continuity planning? 2 The Need for Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Planning and Management 3 The Phases of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning‚ Implementation‚ and Management 3 Types of Plans 3 Typical Contents of a BC/DR Plan 4 Benefits and Risks 4 Benefits 4 Risks 5 Conclusion 6 Introduction Every business and organization can experience a serious incident

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    VOLUNTEERS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT- Making a difference “We make a living by what we get but make a life by what we give” Disasters are sudden events that totally destroy society. They cause loss of life to both men ‚animals and properties. Life almost comes to a standstill. A Disaster does not choose where to happen it can happen any time and anywhere. There can be two kinds of disasters Natural Disaster :earthquake‚ flood‚ cyclones‚ landslides‚ droughts. Manmade Disasters: accidents‚

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    HIV AS A NATIONAL DISASTER IN KENYA The term ‘national disaster’ refers to the detrimental effect of a particular phenomenon whether natural or not which affects the population of a nation negatively in terms of loss of human lives or massive harm or injury to a large section of the population. In the year 1999‚ former president Daniel Arap Moi declared HIV/AIDS a national disaster in Kenya and called for the establishment of the National AIDS Control Council. HIV is a virus which causes progressive

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