Disaster Management — Geography STD 11 Arts — Question

Earthquakes have many effects.

Mostly these effects are devastating.

Somewhat constructive effects are felt somewhere.

In some areas the ground cracks and hot gases and hot water are thrown out.

Sometimes the sand also comes out.

The flow of small springs and rivers is changed.

Ocean waves and tides become more destructive.

Tidal waters become more rapid and cause rapid erosion of the shore.

Somewhere an island is also formed. Due to the earthquake, the lower layers of the ground change, the salt water

becomes salty and the opposite situation is felt.

 

There is a lot of extensive damage in urban areas.

The trees are uprooted.

The electricity pylons collapse.

It opens the flow of electricity so that animals and humans die and cracks appear in the houses.

High-rise buildings and poor construction collapse.

Railways and roads are also damaged.

So that life is disrupted.

Damage to the walls of closed reservoirs can lead to accidental catastrophic floods.

The January $26, 2001$ earthquake in Gujarat caused a lot of devastation.

Earthquakes that occur at night cause more damage.

Earthquakes are felt many times in India, some of which have occurred in the last $10$ years.

On April $25, 2015,$ a magnitude $7.8$ earthquake in Nepal killed more than $8,000$ people.

There were also casualties in Bihar.

The quake affected northern India.

The effects of the December $26, 2004$ tsunami on the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sumatra-Indonesia were felt along the east coast of India.

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands as well as the eastern coastal areas suffered heavy casualties of about $9000$ people as well as property.

Earthquakes are an unforeseen disaster.

Earthquakes have been felt in some parts of India for some time.

Most of the earthquakes in Gujarat occur in the Kutch area in about $50$ to $60$ years.

Which creates a destructive giving.

The construction template in this area must have a fixed pattern.

As well as need to have knowledge and awareness about earthquakes.

After getting information about earthquakes, what should be done in case of an earthquake? Your first goal in rescue should be life protection.