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![]() Quick LinksSafety Tips for Floods, Cyclones & Tsunamis Floods
All river basins of India are vulnerable to floods. The main causes of devastating floods are attributed to heavy rainfall and antecedent conditions of catchment area, inadequate drainage, or breach in flood control structures like embankments and levees. Poor permeability of soil causes flash floods as water fails to seep down to deeper layers. Human interventions like constructions on riverbeds, poor planning and implementation, poor storm-water drainage and sewerage are main causes of urban floods. Tropical Cyclone According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), tropical cyclones are weather systems "in which winds exceed gale force (34 knots or 63 kmph)". A combination of warm sea temperatures, high relative humidity and atmospheric instability results in the formation of a tropical cyclone. These disasters are characterised by destructive winds, storm surges and torrential rain causing massive community disruption. A long coastline of 7516 Km has resulted in India's exposure to nearly 10% of all tropical cyclones. On an average, 5-6 tropical cyclones occur in a year in India, mostly in the Bay of Bengal. Post-monsoon cyclones occur most frequently and are generally more devastating in intensity. It is estimated that 58% of the cyclonic storms that form in the Bay of Bengal hit the coast in October and November. Strict implementation of Coastal Zone Regulations, efficient early warning dissemination mechanisms and construction of cyclone shelters and cyclone resistant housing practices are important mitigation measures to reduce the risk. Tsunami
Following links provide vital information about safety measures in flood, cyclone prone areas:
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