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Staying safe
during cyclones
People staying in areas that are often hit Fix loose boards
by cyclones must take safety measures as and tiles.
soon as they hear a cyclone warning. It is
very important for them to have radios,
which give weather reports and issue
cyclone warnings. There are other steps
too that need to be taken to stay safe.
Board it up! …
Houses must be regularly checked to see if
there are loose tiles or window panes. If present,
these must be fixed immediately.
Dead, weak, and dying trees must be chopped, as
they can be easily uprooted and flung by
a cyclone.
Wooden boards must be kept ready, so that
they can be nailed against windows to prevent
them from breaking open.
Valuable belongings should be moved Did you know?
to a higher floor.
In Bangladesh, disaster warnings
Storm safety kit … are carried to the smallest
Hurricane lanterns and torches villages by people on bicycles
must be kept ready all the time, as holding megaphones.
the first thing that goes off when a
cyclone strikes is the electricity. This job has
occupational
Spare batteries must be kept for hazards!
radios and torches.
Latest weather reports must be
heard, so that the cyclone does not
catch people unawares.
Drinking water and foods that can
be eaten without cooking, like
chocolates, biscuits, and tinned
food, must be stored.
TICKER Coral reefs and mangroves should not be destroyed, as they protect the coast from storm surges.
during cyclones
People staying in areas that are often hit Fix loose boards
by cyclones must take safety measures as and tiles.
soon as they hear a cyclone warning. It is
very important for them to have radios,
which give weather reports and issue
cyclone warnings. There are other steps
too that need to be taken to stay safe.
Board it up! …
Houses must be regularly checked to see if
there are loose tiles or window panes. If present,
these must be fixed immediately.
Dead, weak, and dying trees must be chopped, as
they can be easily uprooted and flung by
a cyclone.
Wooden boards must be kept ready, so that
they can be nailed against windows to prevent
them from breaking open.
Valuable belongings should be moved Did you know?
to a higher floor.
In Bangladesh, disaster warnings
Storm safety kit … are carried to the smallest
Hurricane lanterns and torches villages by people on bicycles
must be kept ready all the time, as holding megaphones.
the first thing that goes off when a
cyclone strikes is the electricity. This job has
occupational
Spare batteries must be kept for hazards!
radios and torches.
Latest weather reports must be
heard, so that the cyclone does not
catch people unawares.
Drinking water and foods that can
be eaten without cooking, like
chocolates, biscuits, and tinned
food, must be stored.
TICKER Coral reefs and mangroves should not be destroyed, as they protect the coast from storm surges.
