This slides presentation will help the person in facing and tackling the disasters.It portrays about survival tips and saving the lives in meeting various kind of disasters. This knowledge and strategies can act as pearl wisdom because there is nothing greater than saving lives in the midst of disasters.

1.  Facing DISASTERS & SAFETY Measures Tips
‘Online OpenAwareness’
Through offline PowerPoint Presentation-
RELEASED ON- Morning- 30/06/2020
Host: RamkrishnaMahavidyalaya, Kailashahar,
Unakoti,Tripura
Presenter: Peter P. Debbarma,Asst.
Professor,
Department of Geography
Coordinator : EBSB, Ramkrishna

2. FACING DISASTERS & SAFETY
MEASURES TIPS
Disclaimer
The image and pictures procured and presented in this slides are abstracted from
various google websites, newspaper , internet stock photos.The sites of NDMA,
NIDM, TDMA, Fire service and other international bodies of Disaster
management has been referred for study. Hence, I do not claim to be the sole
author. I have just gathered and arranged and edited for the larger benefit of the
masses interms of handling disaster.
30th June,202o
Peter P. Debbarma,Asst. Professor
Department of Geography

3. Slides composition Contents
 1. Understanding DISASTER & HAZARD Mechanisms
2. FACING DISASTERS AND ITS SAFETY measures
 3. EARTHQUAKE safety Measures
 4. LANDSLIDES & Avalanche safety measures
 5. STORMS & CYCLONES safety measures
 6. FLOODS & SAFETY measures
 7. LIGHTNING &THUNDER safety measures
 8.TSUNAMI and Safety measures
 9. FIRE-WILD FIRE, fire house, Gas cylinders safety measures
 10. PANDEMIC FLU- Prevention, Masks and Immunity power
 11. ALERTING-what major possible disaster may come in our
region?

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RECENT DISASTERS that rocks India &
ongoing Pandemic COVID-19

5. 1. Understanding DISASTERS & HAZARDS
When Hazards become Disasters?
Function of Hazards and Vulnerability, If vulnerable are
reduced then Disaster can be minimized from Hazards

6. Technological
1.3. Classification of Disasters
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Natural
Disasters
Meteorological
& Climate
Topographical
&
Hydrological
Environmental
& Biological
Man made
Disasters
Technological&
Industrial
Accidents
Human
management
failure
Human
Conflicts
&Warfare

7.  2. Facing Natural Disasters

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 A sudden shaking or tremor of Earth’s crust caused by mainly natural
endogenetic forces and also by external influence and activities by
men.
 Movement of Plates
 Volcano Eruptions
 Landslides
 Collapse,Explosion and Mining by men
3. Understanding EARTHQUAKE & Safety
Measures

9. 3.1 Zones of EARTHQUAKE-North-East fall in red
Zone V-highest risks
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Siesmic Zones of the Earth
Mid Continental Belt- Pacific Ring of Fire
Collision and Subduction of Plates
North- East Fall under one of the six most active regions of the
world. Other being –Mexico,Taiwan, California, Japan andTurkey.

10. 3.2.Before An Earthquake-Inside
 Don’t keep sharp weapons
on the top of shelfs.
 Create a place for hiding
under hard Desks orTables,
Keep free space underneath
the table
 Build RCC pillar buildings and
use maximum rods, the big
halls are liable to collapse
 A secure enclosed build with
mostly Iron RCC on all
around must be built as
interior room for protections
-Side walls using Iron, on top
also RCC ceilings..

11. 3.3 Before 1 an Earthquake

12. 3.4.Before 2 -Preparing
Earthquake 10 ways

13. 3.5. During 1 an Earthquake
Inside Building
1. 1. As it shakes, you may fall
down, So Kneel down and cover
your head by Cushion or Under
hard objects, under Bed or tables.
2. See the strongest part of Building-
Toilets and Bathrooms are small
enclosed structures, so try to hid
under. Do not go Kitchen as many
utensils, objects may fall over
You.
3. Do not stand near by windows, wall
which has no Iron especially the
side walls, Underneath the door
also may be as over there is iron
rod…

14. During 2 -Safety tips-
Protecting from Earth Quake-
Protect your Head
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15. During 3.Earthquake
Dos & Don’ts

16. During 3 Earthquake
Indoors & Outdoors- Preventions

17. During 4, Earthquake-
Indoor & outdoor

18. During 5- the Hour of Earthquake

19. During 6-EARTHQUAKE-
Indoor & Outdoor

20. After 1 an Earthquake

21. After 2 an Earthquake

22. After 3 an Earthquake

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SAFETY BUILDING Plan- Earthquake
1.Build a Good strong House/RCC building/Bamboo house/
2. Don’t Use much of Glass, Large halls are vulnerable,
3. Build interiors enclosed strong room for survival,
4. Have an emergency exit route that you can quickly come out of
the bulding,
5. Don’t build houses near hills and slopes---

24. Causes of Landslides
 1. Due to Earthquake
in Hilly areas
 2. HillTerrain and
Sloppy areas
 3. Due to Heavy Rain in
Hilly Areas
 4. Sink Hole in Plain
areas.
LANDSLIDES & Safety Measures

25. M 2. Landslides- Safety Measures-
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Run away from the path not in
linear direction but to the sides
from where it is falling

26. TSUNAMI DISASTER- related
to Earthquake in Ocean and Seas
 Occur in coastal areas
 After some time when
Earthquake occur in the
ocean and Seas Areas

27. Tsunami Safety Measures- Tsunami- Go to
higher Ground, Building or Climb a tree or
Hold unto things

28. AVALANCHE-Disaster
1.Occur In Snow and Glacier areas
2. Trigger Earthquake in Glacier
areas
3. Some Unusual movements and State
of Glaciers-
4. Weather phenomena-Heat
5. Weakness and location at height

29. Avalanche safety Tips
 Run in Horizontal direction from
the Angle of falling- simply don’t
run observe directions and
magnitude of snow covering

30. CYCLONES/ STORM- How to Survive
during Storm?
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31. Storms/Cyclone Prone Zones-
Coastal Areas

32. Storms and Cyclone Safety
measures
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33. Facing a storms Cyclone/
Hurricane/ Big storms

34. Storms/Cyclone-
Dos & Don’ts
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35. FLOODS DISASTER-Facing
flood
 Causes of Heavy
Rain/cloud burst
 Long duration rainfall
 Plain and Lowland
areasVulnerable
 Near by rivers or Big
rivers
 Sudden Dam outbreak

36. Flood safety Tips
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37. Flood Safety Materials
1. safety Kits, Buy an Air boat
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38. Floods- Boat can be locally made

39. Floods-Health tips after floods
floods

40. LIGHTNING –Safety Tips

41. Lightning Safety tips

42. Lightning precautions, Dos & Don’ts

43. FIRE DISASTER
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44. Be careful ! with Fire igniting materials
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45. Facing Fire- safety tips

46. Stopping Fire: How to stop
fire?-when you catches fire-
roll down

47. Extinguishing Fire: Air should not flow-so cover it thick
blanket soaked with water/ cover with fire/ stop oxygen to follow

48. Fire-Handling Gas Cylinder

49. Gas Cylinder- Safety tips/ dos
& Don’ts

50. Gas Cylinder-Precaution measures

51. Gas cylinders -servicing

52. Stopping Fire from Gas
cylinder

53. Fir Equipments To stop fire-Water, Sand/ Mud extinguish
Fire, fire blanket, soaked wet towel

54. FACING EPIDEMICS/ PANDEMICS
 Cleanliness surroundings
 Eating Good Hygiene diets
 Pure and boiled water
 Don’t eat strange meats/ Dead meat/ eat
popular meat-chicken, Mutton etc, pork but
with boiled
 Use Mosquito nets
 Wash your hands/
 BoostYour Immunity

55. Take care & safety measures

56. Pandemics in terms of Death

57. Understanding FLU

58. How t o stop spread FLU

59. FLU-For normal flu-cold, congestion of
nose/Treatment & Lifestyle during FLU

60. MASKS-Variety and its
protections

61. How to wear Medical Masks

62. How MASKs Protect You

63. Covid-19- Herd Immunity &
Resistant

64. Social Distancing & No contact

65. Beware ! of Using Masks for
long…….

66. MASKS: Don’t Use Mask while exercising or jogging,
Wash it to reuse-cloth Masks….

67. Immunity & Diet system to be
followed

68. Immunity & diet system to be
followed

69. Helping –Hand during Disaster

70. DISASTER KIT/ MATERIALS to be
kept ready

71. DISASTERS EQUIPMENTS

72. ESSENTIAL ITEMS to survive
through Disasters

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“Becareful “ ! anytime-Disasters can strike

74. Keep in Contact _ Emergency Numbers- LocalFire service, Hospitals,
Police all time in your mobile-Above all –Prepare yourself first

75. THANK YOU For being Patient
enough to go through these
slides
A big thank you
Stay safe & Help others
to be safe