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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/Dehydration

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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.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/FEMA_-_17281_-_Photograph_by_Jocelyn_Augustino_taken_on_08-30-2005_in_Louisiana.jpg

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The major agencies responsible

http://www.cdema.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1221&Itemid=154

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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=234

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