Categories: All - awareness - infrastructure - health - flooding

by Omolara Ajose 2 years ago

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SEVERE FLOODING

Severe flooding can cause widespread destruction and health issues, necessitating a comprehensive response plan. Immediate measures include providing shelter, food, and clean water to affected communities.

SEVERE FLOODING

Evaluation the effectiveness of the strategies

Provide emergency contact lines

Disconnect power supply from the source

Provide mental health counsellors and community health works

Safe removal of human and animal bodies

Provision of heater, hot drinks etc.

Provision of shelter

Provision of clothing support

Notify relevant stakeholders e.g Red cross, flood management organization, disaster management organizations

Provision of medicines

Relief materials

Employment

Shelter

Support (psycho social)

Provision of support system e.g psycho-social support, spiritual support, etc,

Collaborate with non-profit organization for various support

Design flood management plan

Provision of flood warning systems

Awareness creation

Rebuilding

Compensation

Flood management plan

Education/Awareness

Elevation of structures

flood insurance

Jetties

Retention ponds

Structural mitigation

Hazard mitigation

Non-structural

construction of flood gates and install barriers controlling access to water

Provision of food bank

Evacuation

Pharmaceutical and medical equipment supplies

General provision

Provision of alternative infrastructures, e.g. roads, , evacuate through the air,

Electrocution

Promote infectious disease control programme

Enforce and monitor water treatment and sanitation

Enforce high standard of hygiene

Teach community members swimming and water safety skills

Provide emergency rescue team like trained bystanders for safe rescue and resuscitation

Distribution of insecticide treated nets

Vacination

Famine (lack of food)

Malnutriion

Provide public health education /awareness

Provision of appropriate PPE

Provision of clean water

Destruction of infrastructures

Trauma

Provision of health care services

Hypothermia

Infections

Due to poor hygiene and sanitation these can also occur

Malaria

Typhoid

Cholera

Gastroentritis

Hepatities

etc.

Death

Drowning

SEVERE FLOODING

Preparedness

Recover

Mitigation

Response