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प्रश्न
Why do you think one should go under a table during an earthquake?
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उत्तर
During an earthquake, the house or the building can collapse and the bricks, etc. can fall on the people and injure them, even causing their death. Therefore, if we would sit under a strong object like a table and hold it firmly.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Have you or anyone that you know ever faced such difficulty?
Who all helped at such a time? Make a list.
People in Jasma’s village rebuilt their houses with suggestions from the engineers. Will these houses be safer than before in case there is an earthquake again? Why?
Compare your house with that of Jasma. List in your notebook what materials were used in making both the houses.
| Jasma’s House | Your House |
According to the TV report, thousands of people were injured and some died in Gujarat. If the buildings had been made in a way that they would not fall in the earthquake, would the damage have been different? How?
Make your own report which mentions the following:
– Cause of the disaster, date, and time
– What kind of damage did it cause-to lives, belongings, livelihoods?
– Which people came forward to help? Which government offices or other groups?
Have people in your area ever got affected by famine or drought? Find such reports of different countries from newspapers. Make your own report.
Write a report with the help of the following words:
floods, river water, injured people, food packets, rescue work, camps, dead bodies, dead animals floating in the water, houses underwater, aerial survey (to see the scene of the disaster from a plane), sad people, diseases spread by dirty water, homeless people, trapped people.
You may need some help from these in case of an accident or emergency. Find out and write their addresses and phone numbers. Add more names to this list.
| Address | Phone Number | |
| Fire Station | ||
| Nearby Hospital | ||
| Ambulance | ||
| Police Station |
People face a lot of difficulties when they lose people from their family, or their houses and belongings. In newspapers of the last one month, look for news related to such disasters - earthquakes, floods, fire, cyclones, etc., in different parts of the world. Collect these news reports and paste them into your notebook.
