Landslide

Heavy Rainfall: Heavy Loss of Life and Property:
rainfall can saturate the Landslides can cause

soil and cause it to become significant loss of life and
unstable, leading to property. They can bury
landslides. This is houses, roads, and other
particularly common in infrastructure, causing
areas with poor drainage fatalities and injuries. In
landslide systems. some cases, landslides can
completely destroy entire
communitiesa
Before landslide During landslide After landslide
Listen to the radio, watch

Find out if you live in an area your local news channels,
If you suspect imminent
where landslides could and/or follow your local news
danger evacuate
potentially happen. outlet and/or emergency
immediately. Inform
Landslides may also be officials on social media for
affected neighbours if
referred to as mudslides, further instructions from
you can, and contact
debris flows, mudflows or officials and local leaders.
your public works, fire
debris avalanches.
or police department.
The effects of a tsunami on a
Tsunami is waves caused coastline can range from
by a sudden movement of unnoticeable to devastating.
the ocean surface due to The effects of a tsunami
earthquakes, landslides on depend on the

the sea floor, land characteristics of the seismic
slumping into the ocean, event that generated the
large volcanic eruptions or tsunami, the distance from

Tsunami its point of origin, its size
meteorite impact in the
ocean. It destroys human (magnitude) and, at last, the
life and livelihood and also configuration of the

causes the loss of natural bathymetry (that is the
resources. depth of water in oceans)

along the coast that the
tsunami is approaching.
Floods can cause power,
A lot of people and animals water, and gas outages;
lose their lives due to disrupt transportation routes
floods. Several others are and commercial supplies;
injured. Floods also bring
Flood a rise in diseases. The
pollute drinking water
systems; damage homes,
stagnant water attracts buildings, and roads; and
mosquitoes causing cause severe environmental
malaria, dengue, and more problems including
illnesses. landslides and mudslides.
Before flood
o During flood o After flood
o
o
Build an emergency kit and o
o Be aware of stream, Stay away from damaged

o
make a family
drainage channels, canyons areas unless your assistance
communications plan. has been specifically
and other areas known to requested by police, fire, or
flood suddenly. Flash relief organization.
floods can occur in these

areas with or without
typical warnings such as
rain clouds or heavy rain.
It must be in sufficiently
warm sea surface People can be killed, injured, or
temperatures, lost during typhoons. Flooding
atmospheric instability, can cause people to drown,
high humidity in the houses to be completely
lower-to-middle levels of destroyed, property to be swept
the troposphere, have away, and farms to lose all of
Typhoon enough Coriolis effect to their crops to the winds and
develop a low pressure relentless rains. Mudslides and
centre, a pre-existing low power outages are common.
level focus or
disturbance, and a low
vertical wind shear.
Before typhoon During typhoon After typhoon
 Know where all the  Stay away from low-  Check for injured or trapped
evacuation routes are lying and flood-prone people without putting
areas yourself in danger
When there is sudden We all know that the effects of
movement on the Earth's an earthquake are terrible and
crust, earthquakes occur. devastating. Several buildings
Earthquakes are caused collapsed, schools, hospitals, a
due to sudden lateral or whole city may be destroyed
vertical movements in the due to it. A lot of people get

crust of the Earth. Or we killed and injured. Various
can say that when people lose their property and
tectonic plates ride over money. It not only affects the
the other and cause the health of the people but
collision of orogeny or emotionally also make weak.
mountain building.
Before earthquake During earthquake After earthquake
Make sure you have a  If you're outdoors,  Check water, gas, and
fire extinguisher, first aid stay in the open electric lines for damage. If
kit, a battery-powered away from power any are damaged, shut off
radio, a flashlight, and lines or anything the valves. Check for the
extra batteries at home. that might fall. Stay smell of gas. If you smell it,
away from buildings open all the windows and
(stuff might fall off doors, leave immediately,
the building or the and report it to the
building could fall authorities (use someone
on you). else's phone).
Before tsunami During tsunami
After tsunami
Be prepared for
Kits should include Drop: drop to the ground
aftershocks, which could
practical items such as before the earthquake
generate another
drinking water, food, cash, causes you to fall.
tsunami.
and a portable radio. Cover: Take cover under a
However, they should also piece of heavy furniture
include items that are unique such as a desk or table to
to your own families’ needs. protect your head and torso
This could include baby from falling objects.
items, medical prescriptions, Hold: hold onto the object
pet food, etc. you are under so that you
remain covered.

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Heavy Rainfall: Heavy Loss of Life and Property:

rainfall can saturate the Landslides can cause

Listen to the radio, watch

Tsunami is waves caused coastline can range from

by a sudden movement of unnoticeable to devastating.

the ocean surface due to The effects of a tsunami

earthquakes, landslides on depend on the

slumping into the ocean, event that generated the

large volcanic eruptions or tsunami, the distance from

life and livelihood and also configuration of the

resources. depth of water in oceans)

Build an emergency kit and o

o Be aware of stream, Stay away from damaged

floods can occur in these

Earthquakes are caused collapsed, schools, hospitals, a

due to sudden lateral or whole city may be destroyed

vertical movements in the due to it. A lot of people get

tectonic plates ride over money. It not only affects the

the other and cause the health of the people but

collision of orogeny or emotionally also make weak.

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