Good to see this! In 2013, Cyclone Phailin had hit Odisha. Even then large scale casualties were averted owing to proper co-ordination between various Government agencies.
I am a resident of Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha, India . We are currently bearing the brunt of Cyclone Fani. The wind speed was phenomenal , comparable to the super cyclone of 1999.
Even after 48 hours the city is in dark.
But thanks to proactive steps of the govt agencies the casualty number is much less than that of '99s.
>Government workers drafted lists of people in vulnerable houses, particularly the elderly and children.
This is particularly important to note given the current contention over the 2020 US Census. The administration desires that a "citizenship" section be added to the survey, in an environment where that same government has used these kinds of lists—those of DACA recipients and process-abiding individuals going to court for their immigration hearings—to conduct broad sweeps for deportation.
Failure to collect information as critical as "how many people live in a given area" weakens us in the face of disaster response. As climate change ensures we have more catastrophic events, racism at the very top of government ensures its ravages are felt by the most vulnerable.
No, I absolutely agree. That was my point, that asking that question is irrelevant from a "well, we need to know how many people are really here". The Census already does a good job of that, for a wide variety of populations.
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Even after 48 hours the city is in dark.
But thanks to proactive steps of the govt agencies the casualty number is much less than that of '99s.
This is particularly important to note given the current contention over the 2020 US Census. The administration desires that a "citizenship" section be added to the survey, in an environment where that same government has used these kinds of lists—those of DACA recipients and process-abiding individuals going to court for their immigration hearings—to conduct broad sweeps for deportation.
Failure to collect information as critical as "how many people live in a given area" weakens us in the face of disaster response. As climate change ensures we have more catastrophic events, racism at the very top of government ensures its ravages are felt by the most vulnerable.
Trump's thing is about "asking the question".
1. https://www.vox.com/2019/4/26/18517980/trump-unite-the-right...
2. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/la-ol-enter-the-fray-about-t...