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TOPIC
: Hurricane Katrina
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Available information or data
Impact on society
The risk assessmentThe risk management and risk communication strategies
employed
Main Topics to Dicuss
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Vulnerable groups
The major agencies responsible
Existing statutory basis for government regulation in Jamaica
Main Topics to Dicuss (CON'T)
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HURICANE KATRINA 2005
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Winds of about 40 mph (65 kph), the storm is named TropicalStorm Katrina.
The center of Hurricane Katrina passed southeast of NewOrleans on August 29, 2005, winds were in the Category 3 rangewith frequent intense gusts and tidal surge.
The Birth of KatrinaBahamas on Aug. 23, 2005- A tropical
depression .
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There was a concern that the prolonged flooding would lead to an outbreak of health problems for those who
remained in the city including:
Dehydration
Food poisoning,
Cholera,
Tuberculosis,
Typhoid fever
Contamination of food and drinking water supplies
Prolonged exposure to the petrochemical tainted flood waters
Mos
quito-borne diseases such as yellow fever, malaria andWest Nile Virus
Impact on society
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehydrationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehydrationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_poisoninghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_poisoninghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholerahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholerahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoid_feverhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoid_feverhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_feverhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malariahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Nile_Virushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Nile_Virushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Nile_Virushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malariahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_feverhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoid_feverhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholerahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_poisoninghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehydration8/12/2019 Huricane Katrina Presentation
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Communications failures
Damage to buildings and roads
Levee failures
Loss of life
Impact on society (Con't)
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Study Methodology
Perceived Risk
Preparation
EvacuationRescue
Lessons Documented
The risk assessment
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Vulnerable groups
The division's soldiers helped evacuate 6,000 New Orleans residents.
By September 18, the 82nd Division medical personnel had treated
1,352 people and given 2,047 immunizations, according to unit
documents.
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The major agencies responsible
http://www.cdema.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1221&Itemid=1548/12/2019 Huricane Katrina Presentation
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Disaster Management encompasses all aspects of planning for
and responding to disasters, including the before, during, and
after disaster activities. It refers to both the risk and
consequences of a disaster.
The Disaster Management Process
Jamaica's Disaster Management Framework
Existing statutory basis for governmentregulation in Jamaica
http://www.odpem.org.jm/LinkClick.aspx?link=240&tabid=234http://www.odpem.org.jm/LinkClick.aspx?link=239&tabid=234http://www.odpem.org.jm/LinkClick.aspx?link=239&tabid=234http://www.odpem.org.jm/LinkClick.aspx?link=240&tabid=2348/12/2019 Huricane Katrina Presentation
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