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Allianz: 'Disaster protection - shouting saves lives'

 Photo of early warning alerts in Bangladesh by Flickr user Amirjina, Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic http://www.flickr.com/photos/amirjina/3729076214/

Allianz reports on a simple but ingenious method of early warning used in Bangladesh, volunteers alert the population on approaching storms and cyclones by shouting in traditional bull horns or loudspeakers.

Keywords

  • Themes:Community-based DRR, Early Warning
  • Hazards:Cyclone
  • Countries/Regions:Bangladesh

  • Short URL:http://preventionweb.net/go/13322

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