Department of Geography, Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba R7A 6A9, Canada Department of Geography, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9, Canada.
Disasters. 1992 Sep;16(3):217-29. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.1992.tb00400.x.
In this article we report the results of a survey conducted in two coastal communities of Bangladesh less than two weeks after they were hit by the severe cyclone of April 29, 1991. It was found that almost all of the surveyed heads of households had received early warnings of the cyclone. Nevertheless, a majority of the respondents did not leave their homes to seek shelter. The two most common reasons given for this passive reaction were (i) fear of burglary and (ii) disbelief of the warnings. Thus, it appears that the existing system of early warnings is not having its intended effect and that it, and related disaster mitigation policies, need to be revised. Some suggestions are made as to what could be done.
本文报告了在孟加拉国两个沿海社区遭受 1991 年 4 月 29 日强气旋袭击不到两周后进行的一项调查结果。调查发现，几乎所有接受调查的户主都收到了有关气旋的早期预警。然而，大多数受访者并没有离开家园寻求庇护。给出这种被动反应的两个最常见原因是：(i) 担心盗窃，(ii) 不相信警告。因此，现有的早期预警系统似乎没有产生预期的效果，需要对其进行修订，以及相关的减灾政策。本文就可以采取的措施提出了一些建议。
