May 14, 2008
Myanmar and China: The Most Effective Way to Help Women and Children in Natural Disasters
Posted by Althea under earthquakes | Tags: China, earthquakes, Myanmar, Women |No Comments
WASHINGTON, May 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The story that rarely
gets told is how natural disasters like the cyclone in Myanmar and the
earthquake in China uniquely impact women and children. “Tragically, when
disaster strikes in most parts of the world, women and children get hurt
the worst on every level - but their story is rarely told loudly enough,”
says Ritu Sharma Fox, co-founder and president of Women Thrive Worldwide
(http://www.womenthrive.org). “As a result, their needs are overlooked both in the
immediate relief as well as long-term reconstruction.”
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Government seismologists have raised their estimate for how much the West Coast will shake when the Big One hits. The scientists agree there’s a higher probability the offshore Cascadia earthquake zone will rupture all at once… from Vancouver Island to northern California. That would unleash a massive - magnitude nine - earthquake, and probably a tsunami too. This was discussed at a national conference that wrapped up in Seattle this weekend. Scientists and emergency planners there also pondered legends gathered from coastal Indian tribes. KPLU’s Tom Banse reports how Native storytelling is being incorporated into earthquake and tsunami preparedness.
