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DISASTER RECOVERY
A PILLAR OF DISASTER RESILIENCE
PART 1: RECOVERY FROM FLOOD-- AND SEVERE WINDSTORM --
DISASTERS
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of
North Carolina, USA
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The Timely and Effective Concentration of Resources
to Restore Critical Infrastructure and Financial
Systems, and Resume Normal Life After a Disaster
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THE FOCUS:
A TIMELY, EFFECTIVE, AND SUSTAINED RECOVERY PROCESS
AFTER A DISASTER
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NATURAL HAZARDS CAN CAUSE COMPLEX DISASTERS AND
COMPLICATED RECOVERY SITUATIONS
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COMMUNITYCOMMUNITYDATA BASES DATA BASES AND INFORMATIONAND INFORMATION
HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS
•NATURAL HAZARDS•INVENTORY•VULNERABILITY•LOCATION
RISK ASSESSMENTRISK ASSESSMENT
RISK
ACCEPTABLE RISK
UNACCEPTABLE RISK
GOAL: DISASTER GOAL: DISASTER RESILIENCERESILIENCE
•PREPAREDNESS•PROTECTION•EMERGENCY RESPONSE•RECOVERY IENCE
FOUR PILLARS OF FOUR PILLARS OF RESILIENCERESILIENCE
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A DISASTER OCCURS WHEN A CITY’S PUBLIC POLICIES ALLOW IT TO BECOME …
UN—PREPAREDUN—PROTECTED
UN—ABLE TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELYNON—RESILIENT TO THE DISASTER
AGENTS OF A NATURAL HAZARD
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YOU ARE RECOVERY-READY WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT IS YOU ARE RECOVERY-READY WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT IS NEEDED TO RESTORE SOCIETAL FUNCTIONS NEEDED TO RESTORE SOCIETAL FUNCTIONS BEFOREBEFORE A A
DISASTER EVER HAPPENS DISASTER EVER HAPPENS
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A CITY BECOMES DISASTER RESILIENT
WHEN IT IS …PREPARED FOR THE INEVITABLE
NATURAL HAZARDS THAT ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR AT THE WRONG TIME AND IN THE WRONG PLACE RELATIVE TO
THE CITY’S SOCIAL CONSTRUCTS
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A CITY BECOMES DISASTER RESILIENT
WHEN …ITS PEOPLE, BUILDINGS,
INFRASTRUCTURE, ESSENTIAL AND CRITICAL FACILITIES ARE PROTECTED BY CODES, STANDARDS, ETC AGAINST THE POTENTIAL DISASTER AGENTS OF
LIKELY NATURAL HAZARDS
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A CITY BECOMES DISASTER RESILIENT
WHEN …IT IS ABLE TO: A) RESPOND
INTELLIGENTLY IN REAL TIME TO MOVE PEOPLE OUT OF HARM’S WAY, B) MEET THEIR NEEDS IN AN EMERGENCY,
AND C) RESTORE THE CITY’S BASIC FUNCTIONS
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A CITY BECOMES DISASTER RESILIENT
WHEN …IT’S POLICIES NOT ONLY ENABLE IT TO RESPOND TO A DISASTER, BUT ALSO
FACILITATES A QUICK, SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY
FROM ITS SOCIETAL IMPACTS
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FLOOD DISASTERS
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LOSS OF FUNCTION OF STRUCTURES IN FLOODPLAIN
FLOODS
INUNDATION
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
CONTENTS DAMAGED BY WATER
WATER BORNE DISEASES (HEALTH PROBLEMS)
EROSION AND MUDFLOWS
CONTAMINATION OF GROUND WATER
RECOVERY MUST DEAL WITH
CASE HISTORIES
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FLOOD DISASTER RECOVERY IS FACILITATED BY
PUBLIC POLICIES THAT INTEGRATE RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE,
AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ON THE FOUR PILLARS OF DISASTER
RESILIENCE WITH THE
CITY’S (OR REGION’S) POLITICAL PROCESS
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GREAT QUEENSLAND FLOOD INUNDATES 22 TOWNS,
DISPLACES 200,000, KILLS 35, AND CAUSES LOSSES OF
OVER $5 BILLION IN AUSTRALIA
DECEMBER 10 – JANUARY 10, 2011
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NEW SOUTH WALES: 45 FLOOD DISASTER ZONES
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Saint Lucia, May 2011
Roseau river near Morne d'OrPhoto Credit: Veronica Simon
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER BARGE TRAFFIC HALTED: MAY 6
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FLOODING CAUSED BY NON-STOP RAIN DEVASTATES
WESTERN TANZANIA
DEATH TOLL REACHES 8 AS 3,500 LEFT HOMELESS, BUT WORST IS YET
TO COME AS RAINY SEASON CONTINUES
MAY 6, 2011 AND FOLLOWING
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WESTERN TANZANIA: INUNDATION
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RECORD FLOODING IN NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA:
MUDSLIDES EXACERBATE DISASTER IN S. KOREA
TUESDAY, JULY 20 - THURSDAY,
JULY 28, 2011
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NORTH KOREA: SATURDAY, JULY 24, 2011
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FLOODING IN BANKOK, THAILAND AREA
Worst flooding in 50 Years
JULY - OCTOBER, 2011
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OVER 370 DEAD AND LOSSES IN EXCESS OF $6
BILLION FROM PROLONGED FLOODING
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BANGKOK: SWIMMING IN FLOOD WATERS THAT LASTED 1 MONTH
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BANGKOK: OCTOBER 28
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CHINATOWN AREA OF BANGKOK: OCTOBER 28
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LLIGAN, THE PHILIPPINES; DEC. 2011: A FLASH FLOOD DISASTER
Residents awakened at 2:30 am to find an inundated city and homes flooded by a month’s rain falling in 10 hours.
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SEVERE WINDSTORM DISASTERS
RECOVERY IS COMPLICATED WHEN MULTIPLE NATIONS (OR
STATES) ARE IMPACTED
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WIND AND WATER PENETRATING BUILDING
ENVELOPE
SEVEREWINDSTORMS
UPLIFT OF ROOF SYSTEM
DEBRIS
STORM SURGE AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION
RECONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
POOR WORKMANSHIP
FAILURE OF NON-STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
RECOVERY MUST DEAL WITH
CASE HISTORIES
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RECOVERY FROM SEVERE WINDSTORM DISASTERS IS FACILITATED BY
PUBLIC POLICIES THAT INTEGRATE RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE,
AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ON THE FOUR PILLARS OF DISASTER
RESILIENCE WITH THE
NATION’S (OR REGION’S) POLITICAL PROCESS (ES)
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CYCLONE YASI STRIKES NORTHERN QUEENSLAND
STATE, AUSTRALIA
CAT 5 monster storm made landfall with winds gusting to 300 km/hr
FEBRUARY 2-26, 2011
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PATH OF CYCLONE YASI: JANUARY 25, 2011
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IRENENinth Storm and the First Hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic Basin Storm Season
August 21 to August 31 2011
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PONCE AGOSTO, PR: FLOODING; AUGUST 24th
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HISPANOLA: SWOLLEN NIGUA RIVER SAN CRISTOBAL; AUG 24th
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BARACOA, CUBA: AUG 24:
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Hundreds of homes destroyed in Bahamas
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AUG 27: 7:30 AM LANDFALL IN OUTER BANKS, NC
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AUG 27: NAGS HEAD POWER OUTAGES
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AUG 28: HATTERAS ISLAND, NC
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AUG 24: NAVY DESTROYER LEAVING NORFOLK NAVAL STATION
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AUG 26: EVACUATIONS BEGIN IN NEW JERSEY
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TRENTON, NJ: ASSUNPINK CREEK FLOODING CLOSES AMTRACK
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AUG 28: FLOODING IN STATEN ISLAND
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AUG 28: SCHUYLKILL RIVER OVERFLOWS BANKS AND INVADES THE TOWN
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SPRING LAKE, NJ: BOARDWALK DESTROYED
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AUG 28: OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND
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RECOVERY BECAME MORE COMPLICATED AFTER IRENE’S EXIT
RECORD-TO-NEAR-RECORD FLOODING IN NEW ENGLAND AND
CANADA HAPPENED AS RESULT OF THE RUNOFF AFTER IRENE’S EXIT
AUGUST 29 ---30, 2011
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VERMONT: FLOODING
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WATERBURY, VT
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PITTSFIELD, VT: COMMUNITY TURNED INTO AN ISLAND
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WINOOSKI RIVER: WATERBURY, VT
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VERMONT: ROADS WASHED OUT
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VERMONT FLOODING
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VERMONT: FLOODING
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VERMONT: FLOODING
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WASHI, THE 19th ARRIVED ON FRIDAY; DEPARTED ON SUNDAY
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CAGAYAN DE ORO, THE PHILIPPINES; A TROPICAL STORM DISASTER: DEC. 17, 2011
Tropical storm Washi dumped a month’s rain in 10 hours, inundating the city, and killing over 600 in the region.