Many people died, received injuries, or became homeless. Over...
-1300 people died
-12000 were injured
-80000 were left homeless (out of a population of 104.8 million people).
The damage that was caused was very pricey, it would cost 900 million dollars, but if a tornado struck like this in the United States it would cost 2.5-3.2 billion dollars. The damage was major, mainly due to the fact that Bangladesh and many of it's regions aren't rich. Due to this, buildings and houses were made poorly and many people in these regions are poor/ homeless (mostly because of the population and cost of things). Also, the area that the tornado hit previously was having a drought for six months. The aftermath had a very big impact on the community, so it was a really hard time for them.
On April 26, 1989 one of the worst tornado ever recorded was the Daulatpur-Saturia tornado. The damage was extensive, as trees were uprooted and every house with a six-kilometer area of the tornado's path was either mostly or completely destroyed. The tornado struck in the Manikganj district. It's most affected area's were Daulatpur and Saturia, which is located in Dhaka (in Bangladesh). It began in Daulatpur, however it traveled 50 miles northeast to Saturia. After the storm hit, a Bangladesh observer stated, "The devastation was so complete, that skeletons were left on trees, and there as no sign of any infrastructures." Even though Bangladesh has 5-6 tornadoes a year, this one was named the deadliest mostly due to the destruction and death toll.
After the disaster many countries reached out. Mainly the United States, China, India, and the Netherlands mainly because of their close relationship with Bangladesh. The United States have helped since the beginning, they've assisted them with a plan for any upcoming disasters. The government of China, India, and Netherlands have always had a close relationship with Bangladesh, so they offered aid by, the use of money, food, and water for the survivors. But out of all the countries India was the most help. The government of Bangladesh didn't do much but tried to provide as much as possible. The government did make some improvements since the disasters happened of how he could help with the recovery if it ever happens again. But the main reason the government couldn't help was because of the cost and the reason that the country was not rich. But Bangladesh did receive a lot of help from many people, but now they have to be prepared if it ever happens again.
For any disaster, even a tornado, you need to know the Four Phases of Emergency Management. (It is Prevention, Mitigation, Preparedness, and Response).
Prevention: As a prevention plan the community needs a plan for each family and individual. The community needs to have a good plan for a place to hide, and if the government or mayor knows that they get a lot of tornadoes a year, the head should be responsible to make a plan, like each year the community could get together to practice what they will do during a tornadoes, so they could set up many drills.
Mitigation: To reduce the effects, each family should be warned before the tornado occurs. So when each person is warned more lives would be saved. Like I sad before everybody should know what to do, like where to hide and be safe.
Preparedness: Well each family should be prepared when the tornado will occur, each individual should have everything ready and go to where they need. And also, anybody who's still not secure should get help so everyone can work efficiently. Also each family needs a emergency kit with things they need. To improve people from getting hurt, like I mentioned earlier, they need a plan for each person.
Response: During the disaster everybody needs to work together to help each other to get shelter. Everyone should grab what they need, and the head like the police or mayor should get everyone to safety.
Before a tornado: As a family you should have a disaster plan. Everyone should be aware in case a tornado does happen. Your family should also have an emergency kit, which includes food, water, aid, and other important things.
During a tornado: You need to go underground, so in a home your basement. But if you have no basement you should go in an interior room that has no windows on the lowest floor. Get out of any vehicles, and don't try to outrun it. So if you're outside go to a low area or a ditch and lay flat in it, but stay away from any fallen power lines or any damaged area.
At school during a tornado: Every school should have a disaster plan (if they get a lot of tornadoes in the area). Basement have the best protection, but schools without basement's should get student to go to the lowest floor and get away from windows. And you should go on your knees and hold your head.
After a tornado: Stay indoors till you know it's safe. Later when it's safe you should g outside to look for any trapped people to help, but not go near any down power lines. And search your house with a flashlight.
The winds of the tornado were 180-350km per hour. Also this tornado had a width of 1.5 miles, which is probably one of the reasons there is so much damage. So basically the Fujita scale (F-scale) is how the scientist measure the speed of a tornado, it starts from F1-F5. The tornado that occurred in Daulatpur was measures an F4, so it was pretty massive. But it wasn't as destructive as a F5.
In conclusion this was my presentation on the Daulatpur-Saturia Tornado. This topic is terrifying, and one of the scary things are it can happen anywhere. I hope you learned more about a tornado and know now what one of the worst tornadoes recorded in history is. So now that I'm done my presentation I will show you my 3D model of a tornado!!!
A tornado is a violent rotation of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. Several conditions are usually required for the development of a tornado and the thunderstorm clouds, which most tornadoes are associated with. The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speed of up to 300 mph. They can destroy large buildings, uproot trees, and throw vehicles hundreds of yard. The damage can be in excess of one mile wide to 50 yards long. In an average year 1000 tornadoes are reported. Tornadoes form when warm, moist air and cool, dry air mix. They appear as a funnel shape, or in a slender rope like form. They are measured by the Fujita scale, it's start's from F1-F5, and in F5 wind speeds can get more than 200 mph. Tornado mostly occur in the tornado alley, which is located in the central part of United States.
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Hello 7B today I will be presenting about the Daulatpur-Saturia tornado. I will be answering a few questions I created and the questions we were provided with. My presentation will include:
1. What is a tornado?
2.How much destruction did the Daulatpur-Saturia tornado bring?
3.What effect did it have on the community?
4.What was the F-scale for this tornado?
5.Did the government/ any organizations offer aid/help?
6. Disaster Plan (question provided)
a)Prevention
b)Mitigation
c)Preparedness
d)Response
And more. So without further a do, let's get started
This is my 3D model of the Daulatpur-Saturia tornado. The background of my box is basically a little house in the village, with some farm animals. The reason I did this is because in little villages like Daulatpur and Saturia, most people own some land, and usually use it for farming. So in my box I kind of showed a representation of this. The animals that are still on land and not in the tornado are trying to get away and they are pretty far from the tornado, but the animals in it unfortunately were to close to it. So that was my 3D model. Do you have any questions?