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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Glacial lake dam failure sends sudden flood downstream.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Official GLOF alert in mountain regions after warm spell or earthquake.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — River rising unusually fast and turning gray with sediment.
Scene hazards: Sudden flood wave, Debris impact, Bridge failure, Hypothermia
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Leave riverbanks and bridges downstream of glacial lakes.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Move uphill perpendicular to river channel.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Drive upstream away from flood path if road available.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Assist elderly uphill — do not wait for visible wave.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 when safe with location relative to river.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Report communities still in channel path.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Mountain disaster teams monitor glacial lakes — obey all early warnings.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Climate change increases GLOF frequency in high mountains.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT stand on bridge to watch approaching flood.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume small stream cannot produce massive GLOF.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Glacial floods rise slowly like monsoon rivers
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — GLOF waves can arrive as sudden surges with little local rain.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Communities wait too long before evacuating valleys.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Glacial lake outburst floods release millions of cubic meters within hours.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Downstream communities may have only minutes to hours warning.