RULES ON ANNOUNCEMENT OF DISASTERS APPROVED

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ On Wednesday, the cabinet meeting discussed and approved a rule on informing about disasters.


Accordingly, an information about disasters will be distributed to the public through all kinds of media facilities including TV, radio and communications such as telephone networks and the Internet. The information is divided as the signal for disaster and the warning information.

The signals include announcement of the situations for saving human and animal lives, health, environment and properties and reducing disaster aftermath in case of dangerous phenomena, accidents related to technical stuff, terrorist actions and explosions. The warning information is to be spread to warn people about probable risks or disasters.

In addition, the cabinet approved rules on use of force and evacuation measures in case of disasters.
Mobilization is to be called in case of technical accidents, earthquakes, explosions or loses of radioactive substances or chemical poisonous substances, also during quarantine of infectious disasters among people or animals, floods, forest, steppe and object fires, and other factors. It will involve special services for disaster protection, enterprisers, citizens, military units and volunteers. Governors of all levels can announce the mobilization on their territories. If the mobilization needs the Armed Forces or domestic troops, it will be tackled under a governmental proposal to the President, the Commander-in-Chief.

The cabinet also approved a rule on evacuation of population in case of disasters.

B.Khuder

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