Beiging earthquake

The death toll in China's major earthquake by 4820 to 60,560 as of noon today, according to the Information Office of the State Council. And injured 352,290 people and 26,221 missing in the quake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale hit the southwestern Sichuan Province on May 12 was affected by a total of 45.5 million people in the quake, were evacuated nearly 14.4 million quake-affected people, according to the office. He said 27 aftershocks measuring magnitude 5 above, and four above magnitude 6, and as of Monday noon, 178 aftershocks were monitored power above 4 on the Richter scale struck in Sichuan, and among them, in the office. Sources and medical treatment of victims of the earthquake, nearly 290,000. Has been in the hospital a total of 75,086 injured victims after the earthquake. Among them, 40,644 have been discharged from hospitals 0.23864 are still in the hospital and transferred to other hospitals out of 4274 of Sichuan for treatment. And reached the domestic and foreign donations for earthquake survivors reached 26.1 billion yuan in cash and goods, up 1.5 billion yuan from the previous day. Of the total, transferred 3.68 billion yuan for disaster railway area.The whole Baoji - Chengdu, were damaged by the earthquake, the key road between the north and south in the west of China, linking Chengdu with Baoji city in neighboring Shaanxi Province, to open the Saturday after the passage of 283 hours of closure, allowing batch transport of disaster relief goods to Sichuan. Train carrying relief supplies are urgently needed tents and medicines passed through the railway tunnel No. 109 at 9:53 on Saturday morning, where a freight train of 40 vehicles off the tracks and was trapped, paralyzing the railway in the May 12 earthquake. Electricity was restored partially in 16 counties in Sichuan by Saturday noon, but the blackout was still two hardest hit counties (Beichuan and Lixian) out. Resumed services of telecommunications in all quake regions, except for Hongguang Town, Qingchuan. Hongguang residents were evacuated because of fears of possible further geological disasters.

Distribution infrastructure (AJK)

A senior official of the planning committee in the government is going to start a project of Rs 165.13 million for the restoration of infrastructure for the distribution of power that were damaged by the floods in 2010, heavy rains and ground sliding, and Pakistan as observers. "The main objective of the project is to restore power to areas affected by floods in the state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), which totally or partially damaged by the floods in July and August 2010." Sponsoring agency is the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit while the AJK Electricity Department is the executing agency. To overcome the damage in AJK, has developed a strategy for the construction and rehabilitation of the existing system on the basis of war damages provided through financial aid to China."The reconstruction of infrastructure for distribution in AJK reverse the devastating effects of flooding and the revival of economic activity in the regions and enable people to return to normal life, and the provision of electricity to areas that were turned into darkness because of damage to electrical and said work." This project will support the Government of AJK to achieve the target set to collect the revenue official sector.The industrial, agricultural and social Floods and heavy rains damaged the ground and sliding the line of 11KV, 0.4-volt lines, distribution transformers and other equipment in different areas of AJK. The project was designed to restore and rehabilitate the infrastructure of energy to the pre-flood level.Planning wing of the Commission's assessment and said that was not disposed of the equipment and replace the damaged material referred to. Has sponsored work on the income from the damaged equipment (transformers and columns). It was reported that wing may be provided tangible benefits after the completion of the project including the increase in revenue to the Planning Commission. He also pointed out that the sponsors did not mention the annual operating and maintenance costs and 2807000 Rs. "This project is rehabilitation rather than new projects. May justify the sponsors of the annual operating and maintenance costs, because the project is not new project, and part of the original project."

Pakistan floods update

Dumping nearly one year after devastating floods vast areas of land in various parts of Pakistan, which affects more than 20 million people, many of the survivors are still struggling to rebuild their lives in the monsoon season this year is about to rain start.The The first season of 2011 began to fall, according to the Meteorological Office, and this raises anxiety.He good reason to fear. Said Kamal Ahmed, spokesman for the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), last week, floods killed seven people in South Waziristan after heavy rains led to the houses collapsing.Early this month, the media in Islamabad that the authority had worked out a plan emergency for an emergency new floods. "NDMA following two plans to flooding, including a plan for the worst-case scenario under which they can be affected for up to six million people, and the likely scenario under which 2.2 million people could be a potential victim," as many said.But still skeptical. "My fields have been destroyed, reduced to my house of sticks of wood, and my wrist was broken while trying to save my family," said Azeemullah Khan, a village in Charsadda district. "I'm still struggling to earn a living or just put food on the table. Helped some NGOs to us at first, but then left us alone." Warned Emergency Relief Coordinator of the United Nations Valerie Amos last week, "according to officials government does not mean anything to me. families affected by floods in the need to continue to provide support to rebuild their lives. monsoon 2011, is about to start and up to two million people and once again in danger of flooding, due in part to lack of funds for reconstruction ". there is a need for significant efforts immediately to reduce the vulnerability of these families and the implementation of urgent healing and prevention of flood preparedness work on the banks of the river, and irrigation canals and other infrastructure."
"The [2010] floods had a severe impact on people's lives, homes and property," said the report of the Government's assessment: "Most people do not know when it will be able to resume their lives," and the floods, it noted, wiped out "severely damaged" about 2 per cent of the Pakistan's annual growth rate and $ 10 billion on economic infrastructure. "The flood-affected areas and was always lagging behind in terms of social and economic indicators, education, compared with areas not affected by the floods," the report said. He added that "the loss of livelihoods and infrastructure, pushing them behind the other. The people most affected are mostly small farmers and unskilled workers." At least 1,200 people died in the floods, and the second in the world in the worst 10 years, according to the center, based in Belgium for research Epidemiology of Disasters.According Amos to the UN, there is still a need for more than $ 600 million to support early recovery activities, including water wells, the rehabilitation and renewal and primary health care system and the rebuilding of schools. "I'm very concerned," said Fahin the Federal Investigation Agency official, "the lack of funds prevents the pre-positioning of necessary medical supplies, and the continued beyond July of diseases at the provincial level early warning system."

heavey rain and Khyber pakhtunkhw already started and soon hits northern Pakistan

Sometimes the challenges of responding countries, as is the case with Pakistan has been unable to do so.There was some recovery after the flood was due to the resilience of the people. Like most people in the country and state in their own hands and took his life, the best, a secondary player.. In summary, the assumption that the poor were strong and knew how to deal with disasters and life goes on. We have offered several recommendations unimplemented, mainly related to local governments.The provinces last year's flood was the biggest lesson is not learned. Without effective local governments, natural disasters can not be handled properly. A year has passed and no progress on this important area seems. District, tehsil and union level officials appointed by the Central Council has no option for officers and volunteers. Civil Defence dying, and most importantly, the provincial disaster management authorities (excluding KP) has hardly stopped and the National Disaster Management Authority resourced.Most worryingly, (NDMA) from one crisis to another I would have been moved. This funding is limited, the staff is suboptimal capacity. But those are not enough when you need an active and efficient institutions. Despite the 18th Amendment, the role of NDMA in contact is important.are still unrepaired. It is also the provincial irrigation departments to rehabilitate the vulnerable points or not is not clear. The government is about to take people into confidence. The rain started before, killing dozens, and KP and northern Pakistan are expected to hit soon. Sindh and southern Punjab are as vulnerable as before.
It's time for action and emergency planning. Media and civil society to ensure that the Government failed to discharge its primary responsibility should not be. Weak democratic governments must show commitment to the poor. Furthermore, a national climate change policy and regional strategy is needed. We long for the short-term political gain 'policy' will be postponed?

What are natural disasters? Awareness about natural disasters

And natural disasters and disasters caused by nature, such as floods, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, avalanches and lahars (mudslides, volcanic eruptions), landslides, sewage, snow storms, droughts, hailstorms, heat waves, hurricanes and tropical storms, hurricanes and ice ages, and hurricanes, and forest fires. The epidemics in some cases caused by bacteria or viruses, natural disasters, but in some cases to a different category. Can also be biological threat such as locusts or poisonous mushrooms are natural disasters disaster.Some is on the edge of the natural and unnatural. May be caused by famine and chronic food shortages, through a combination of natural and human factors. Two space groups originating from natural disasters, both human beings rarely impact on the surface, including collision of asteroids and solar flares. Although the risk of asteroid impact in the short term may be low, and some scientists say that in the long term, and the possibility of death, the asteroid is similar to that of death from natural disasters, conventional, such as natural disasters, deadly disease.The and famine, and claimed the 70 million people during the century 20 units, 30 million die of famine in China during 1958-1961. In the Soviet Union there were many man-made famine that killed millions, the blame on the policies of Stalin's mass, the leader of the country at that time. Famines have a history of highlighting the worst in people, including atrocities and cannibalism.Increasing awareness of natural disasters all over the world and make people around the planet recognize the importance of preparing for a wide range of crisis. The third world and rich countries alike vulnerable to death and destruction from a multitude of nature deadly rescue and relief efforts acts.Since backward often days behind the event, personal, family, community and disaster preparedness is the key to disaster statistics survival.Recent reveal that survival depends on more than just ignore the initial impact of nature's fury, and the key to live often lies in the planning for such an event before it happens. May be the difference between life and death in days or weeks after the disaster lies in the existence of a simple and keep working to find out what take.information meet the special needs of the most vulnerable of our citizens, and the very young and those with special needs and the elderly. Planning for their care, individual and community can save lives and grief that does not describe