Tsunami Debris

Here's a lesson from Haiti.

A disaster debris pile can contain all sorts of broken parts of the civilization which got devasted.

Debris – what can be in a Disaster Debris Pile?

Dead bodies, and body parts

• E-wastes such as computers, telephones and TVs

• “White goods” such as refrigerators, washing machines, dryers

• Hazardous materials such as bleach

• Radioactive materials from hospitals, industries and laboratories

• Explosive gases from households, hospitals, industries

• Petroleum products from gas stations, power plants

• PCBs from transformers

• Ammunition from houses, army camps and police stations

• Disaster Rescue workers waste products, without garbage pickup