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Cover Disaster Reports: Earthquake in Mexico

39 slides

These slides record the devastating earthquake that hit Mexico in September 1985. They illustrate aspects of structural damage in health facilities, search and rescue operations, and the huge quantities of relief supplies that overwhelmed authorities after the earthquake.

Cover Environmental Health Management after Natural Disasters

Scientific Publication No 430

This book is recommended for those responsible for planning and executing environmental sanitation measures following disasters. It outlines the impact that different types of natural disasters may have on environmental health and identifies areas that should be addressed both in anticipation of disasters and during an event. It also includes information on the repair and restoration of basic services. Annexes describe how to prepare an emergency plan for environmental health operations, measures for restoring safe sanitation conditions, including necessary measures to be taken after populations are evacuated, environmental health issues in temporary settlements and camps, and guidelines on the use of different types of water disinfectants.

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