Netherlands Relief Measures
Short - Term MeasuresThere was less time to stop the flood and the first few things that the police did was surround doors and windows with sandbags. They also evacuated all the people and livestock around the area of the flood. They created temporary dykes and cleared the underground car-parks and subways. Installing portable pumps to transfer the water out of the way was proven to be very effective. Also sealing the doors and windows with foam and putty made sure the water would not seep into the houses.
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Long - term MeasuresThe government found many ways to prevent the flood in future. Some of the ways being encouraging afforistation (the planting of trees) to increase the amount of rain which is intercepted. Encouraged land use in the Rhine basin which increases the absorption of rainwater. 5 billion dollars was spent on protective dykes after a flooding in 1953 and another 1 billion was spent after the flooding in 1995 to decrease the chances of flooding.
Improved warning systems alerted the public and give them time to evacuate. The government allowed the river to flow back through it's original course which was blocked due to navigational purposes. This allowed the river to move a lot slower and it absorbes more floodwater, decreasing the chances of a flood substantially. They also limited the residential development around the areas which are likely to flood. |
Bangladesh Relief Measures
Short - Term MeasuresBangladesh is a great delta formed by the alluvial deposits of the three mighty Himalayan Rivers, which get further divided into more than 300 rivers. The life and livelihood of the millions of people of Bangladesh revolve around waters of these rivers as the country suffers from poverty. In these conditions the major problem during flooding was not about controlling flood waters, but to save lives and feed the evacuated people. 350,000 tons of cereal was bought by the government to feed the poor and homeless. The Uk government donated 21 million pounds and more than a million tonnes of food as flood relief aid. The WHO (World Health Organization) funded 5.2 million dollars for water purification tablets. The government gave free seeds to the farmers to restart farming. Many engineers and volunteers worked for long hours repairing and building embankments to prevent this from happening again.
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Long - Term MeasuresAfter the flooding in 1988 the government decided to build additional high alleviated Monetarily Distressed embankments. The government planned on a 50 km embankment around the city of Dhaka to protect them but they were monetarily distressed They also created plans to cope with future floods by giving media warnings and organized rescues and relief services.
The engineers proposed dams which can hold floods upstream but again the same monetary problems, stopped the development. |