a snapshot of the situation assessment in japan on day 4
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A SNAPSHOT OF THE SITUATION ASSESSMENT IN JAPAN ON DAY 4. BASED ON REPORT FILED BY UN’s OCHA ON DAY 4 AFTER THE MARCH 11 EARTHQAKE MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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A SNAPSHOT OF THE SITUATION ASSESSMENT IN JAPAN
ON DAY 4 BASED ON REPORT FILED BY UN’s OCHA ON DAY 4 AFTER THE MARCH 11 EARTHQAKE MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of
North Carolina, USA
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A LOOK BACK ONE MONTH AFTER THE M9.0 QUAKE
• THE DECISIONMAKING PROCESS DEPENDS UPON GOOD, EARLY SITUATION ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE COMPLICATED BY THE LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY
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SITUATION ASSESSMENT
ACCURATE, EARLY ASSESSMENTS ARE ESSENTIAL TO DEFINE THE
NATURE AND EXTENT OF LOSSES AND TO FACILITATE DECISIONMANING
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DAMAGE DAMAGE INJURIESINJURIES
ELEMENTS OF LOSSELEMENTS OF LOSS
COLLAPSE COLLAPSE DEATHSDEATHS
LOSS OF LOSS OF FUNCTIONFUNCTION ECONOMIC LOSSECONOMIC LOSS
RISKRISK
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A SITUATION ASSESSMENT INTEGRATES THE LOSS
INFORMATION GAINED FROM ALL ELEMENTS OF THE
“DISASTER LABORATORY”
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PROPERTY DAMAGE COASTAL REGION OF TOHOKU
The Government reported that 2,852 buildings were destroyed and over 40,000 damaged either by earthquake ground shaking, fire, or tsunami
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PROPERTY DAMAGE COASTAL REGION OF TOHOKU
The Government reported that 2,852 buildings were destroyed and over 40,000 damaged either by earthquake ground shaking, fire, or tsunami.
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THE TSUNAMI WAVES CAUSED THE GREATEST DESTRUCTION
An estimated 5,000 houses were inundated in Iwate.
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THE TSUNAMI WAVES CAUSED THE GREATEST DESTRUCTION
In Sendai city
of Miyagi, 2,700 houses were washed away.
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THE TSUNAMI WAVES CAUSED THE GREATEST DESTRUCTION
1,800 houses
were destroyed in Fukushima
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DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE
• 827 roads• 47 bridges• seven railways• AIRPORT
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THE BIG UNKNOWN: RADIATION FROM THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR FACILITY
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DEATHS: THE OTHER BIG UNKNOWN DUE TO TH TSUNAMI
Early estimates were far too low.