the disaster after the disaster the societal impacts of a health-care disaster after a flood...
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THE DISASTER AFTER THE DISASTER
The Societal Impacts of a Health-Care Disaster After a Flood Disaster can Equal or Eclipse the Flood’s Impacts
Dr. Walter Hays,
Global Alliance For Disaster Reduction
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THE SECOND DISASTER
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WHAT CAN HAPPEN AFTER THE FIRST DISASTER
WATER BORNE AND WATER RELATED DISEASES
POLLUTION ENVIRONMENTAL DEAD ZONES
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WATER BORNE AND WATER RELATED DISEASES
When the water begins to recede after a regional flood, government officials should warn of the health-care risks from dangerous bacteria and the diseases they cause, mosquitoes (in some cases), and pollution.
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E-COLI AND TETNUS
• The flood waters that seep into water wells across a flooded region will cause health problems related to the reduction in the quality of drinking water for tens of thousands.
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E-COLI AND TETNUS
• Hazardous materials that leach into the flood waters will exacerbate the danger.
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MOULD
Mold, which begins growing within 24 hours, can cause severe allergic reactions and potentially fatal respiratory seizures,
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POLLUTION
• Flood waters loaded with fertilizer and runoff with farm debris dramatically increases soil and water pollution along an entire river system (e.g., the Mississippi River) and adds to or starts new “dead zones.”
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEAD ZONE
• A dead zone is a region that gradually becomes starved for oxygen, and, over time, reaches the point where it can not sustain fish, or any other aquatic life.
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The “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico, the largest in the Western Hemisphere, was caused by pollutants that
entered the Mississippi River system after annual flooding.
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DEAD ZONE IN GULF OF MEXICO
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THE FIRST DISASTER: FLOODIING
The Socioeconomic Impacts of Flooding are Always
Devastating
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EXAMPLE:
FLOODNG IN THE MIDWESTERN AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER
DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, USA
MARCH –JUNE, 2008
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MIDWESTERN STATES, USA
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SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS
A Presidential disaster declaration
17 deaths
Thousands evacuated
Damaged homes and infrastructure
Environmental impacts
Clean up cost in the multi-millions
Multi-state flooding expected after regional runoff
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FLOODS IN MIDWESTERN USA
Heavy prolonged rainfall of at least 30 cm (12 in) from a large storm system caused flooding in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana
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MIDWEST AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOODS: MARCH-JUNE, 2008
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FLOODING: LANCASTER, TEXAS
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FLOODING: NEWPORT, ARKANSAS
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FLOODING:DES ARC, ARKANSAS
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DES ARC, ARKANSAS: RE-PAIRING BREACH IN THE LEVEE
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DES ARC, ARKANSAS: LOSS OF HOMES
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FLOODING: PACIFIC, MISSOURI
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FLOODING: DELTA, MISSOURI
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PACIFIC, MISSOURI: SANDBAGS IN BUSINESS DISTRICT
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FLOODING: JOPLIN, MISSOURI
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FLOODING: JOPLIN, MISSOURI
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FLOODING: CARTHAGE, MISSOURI
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INUNDATED HIGHWAY 60 NEAR SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
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FLOODING: SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
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FLOODING: SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
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FLOODING: SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
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FLOODING: POPULAR BLUFF, MISSOURI
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POPULAR BLUFF: EVACUEES IN SHELTER
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FLOODING: PACIFIC, MISSOURI
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VALLEY PARK, MISSOURI: NEW LEVEE TESTED
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VALLEY PARK, MISSOURI: MAKING SANDBAGS
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FENTON, MISSOURI: SANDBAG RIGADE,
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MIAMITOWN, OHIO:TRACKING THE CREST
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VALLEY PARK: MERAMEC RIVER AND HIGHWAY 141
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VALLEY PARK, MISSOURI: MERAMEC RIVER AT 10 M (33.1 FT)
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FLOODING: BOLIVAR, OHIO
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BOLIVAR, OHIO: WILKSHIRE COUNTRY CLUB
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOODS BEGIN: JUNE 18TH
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MIDWEST FLOODS: CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, JUNE 13TH
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CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
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OAKVILLE, ILLINOIS
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WABASH VALLEY, INDIANA
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GAYS MILL, WISCONSIN
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MIDWEST FLOODS: CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, JUNE 17TH
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOODS: QUINCY, ILLINOIS; JUNE 18
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URGENT NEED FOR EVACUATION HINDERED
Evacuation was hindered by inundated roads, cresting rivers, and flight cancellations.
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FLOODS INUNNDATE ROADS
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DFW AIRPORT, TX: FLOODING CAUSED MANY CANCELLATIONS
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EMERGENCY RESCUE OPERATIONS