Flooding: Srinagar 2014 (LEDC)

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The Event
Water rising incredibly quicklyJhelum river burst its banksWorst flooding in 60 yearsHeavy rain last 5 days Embankments breachedSrinagar city = lakeSeptember 2014 Low pressure area formation in NW bay of bengal

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The Impacts
Erodes under flood walls, water flows throughEmbankments breachedSrinagar city = lakeAll hospitals in Srinagar submergedKashmir = valled of misery100’s villages lost power- not water but flooding but landslidesOver 160 dead

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The Response
People were told to stay putNeighbors help eachotherPeople wait to be rescued on terraces, rooftops Little fuel, little power, medical supplies running low10,000 blankets, 3,000 tents to be distributed ‘Air sortie’ air drops to deliver aid 50 medical teams deployedCan only use helicopters, difficult to navigate and land on helipads because of the hills Medical supplies and blankets coming from Chanpur

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