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EMERGENCY RESPONSE
TWIN EARTHQUAKES HIT WESTERN CHINA ON JULY
22, 201394 Deaths Despite Being Moderate-
Magnitude Events
RECENT DEADLY EARTHQUAKES IN WESTERN CHINA
• SICHUAN PROVINCE--APRIL 2010: . at least 196 people dead.
• QINGHA PROVINCE– 2010: A M6.9 earth-quake killed 2,700 people
• SICHUAN PROVINCE– A M7.9 earthquake in May 2008: 88,000 dead and 56 million buildings damaged
LOCATION OF JULY 22 QUAKES
MAGNITUDES: 5.9 and 5.6
A Shallow Depth of Focus Exacerbated the Damage
The first temblor struck at 7:45 am; Together they
killed 94, injured 1,000, and caused collapse or severe damage to 127,000 homes.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for an “all-out” rescue effort and to make saving lives the top
priority
Officials dispatched thousands of police,
firefighters, soldiers and government officials to
search for survivors in an effort to keep loss of life as
low as possible.
TYPICAL DAMAGE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Rescue efforts were hampered by landslides and
roads which had already been closed as the result of
heavy rain.
TEMPORARY MEDICAL FACILITY FOR TREATING INJURIES
EMERGENCY MEDICAL
THE CHALLENGE FACING CHINA’S LEADERS:
Implement a Modern Building Code
and
Reassure the People of Their Safety
WAYS TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS TOWARDS EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE
WAYS TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS TOWARDS EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE
EXPERIENCES WITH PREPAREDNESS
EXPERIENCES WITH MONITORING AND WARNING
EXPERIENCES WITH DISASTER SCENARIO PLANNING
EXPERIENCES WITH RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION
EXPERIENCES WITH PREVENTION, MITIGATION, AND ADAPTATION
INTEGRATE GLOBAL EXPERIENCES WITH THOSE OF SISHUAN EARTHQUAKE
INTEGRATE GLOBAL EXPERIENCES WITH THOSE OF SISHUAN EARTHQUAKE
SISHUAN PROVINCESISHUAN
PROVINCEDATA BASES AND INFORMATIONDATA BASES AND INFORMATION
HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS
• HAZARD MAPS• INVENTORY• VULNERABILITY• LOCATION
MAY 12, 2008 EARTHQUAKE
RISK
ACCEPTABLE RISK
UNACCEPTABLE RISK
“STAPLE” DECISIONS
• MITIGATION• ADAPTATION• MONITORING
RECONSTRUCTION AND REASSURANCE
THE CHALLENGE: ACHIEVING DISASTER RESILIENCE AND REASSURANCE OF THE PEOPLE DURING
RECONSTRUCTION
POLICY CHANGE: CREATE, ADJUST, AND REALIGN PROGRAMS, PARTNERS AND PEOPLE UNTIL YOU CAN EFFECT THE KIND OF TURNING POINTS FOR EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE NEEDED BY EACH STRICKEN LOCAL COMMUNITY AND PROVINCE
CREATING TURNING POINTS FOR EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE IN
CHINA AND OTHER COUNTRIES
INTEGRATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS FOR PREPAREDNESS AND
EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOSTERING THE CREATION OF TURNING
POINTS FOR EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE ON A GLOBAL SCALE
LONGMENSHAN FAULT: SHAKE MAP
LACK OF MODERN BUILDING CODE: 56 MILLION BUILDINGS DAMAGED
COLLAPSED MIDDLE SCHOOL: JUYUAN
LANDSLIDE: BEICHUAN
ONE OF 69 "QUAKE LAKES": LANDSLIDE DEBRIS IN BEI HE RIVER
SOLDIERS REPAIR CRACKS IN ZIPINGPU DAM:DUJIANGYAN
THE SISHUAN/WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE THE SISHUAN/WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE
THE KNOWLEDGE BASE
Best Practices for Mitigation Adaptation and Monitoring
Gateways to a Deeper Understanding
Real and Near- Real Time Monitoring
Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Characterization
Anticipatory Actions for all Events and Situations
Situation Data Bases
Interfaces with all Real- and Near Real-Time Sources
Cause & Effect Relationships
APPLICATIONS
Implement Modern Codes and Lifeline Standards
Relocation/Rerouting of Cities and City Lifelines
Create a Seismic Zonation Construct (A Policy Tool)
Introduce New Technologies
Move Towards A Disaster Intelligent Community
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Involve Partners in Turning Point Experiences
Enlighten Communities on Their Risks
Build Strategic Equity Through “MAM” Scenarios
Multiply Capability by International Twinning
Update Knowledge Bases After Each MAM Scenario
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TURNING POINTS: For Mitigation, Adaptation and Monitoring (MAM) on local, regional, national, and global scales
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TURNING POINTS: For Mitigation, Adaptation and Monitoring (MAM) on local, regional, national, and global scales
FACTORS THAT FACILITATE GLOBAL TURNING POINTS
• GLOBAL ATTENTION ( G-8, MEDIA, UN, IDRC).• SALIENCE FOR CHINA’S SISHUAN PROVINCE,
OTHER PROVINCES, AND OTHER COUNTRIES• COLLABORATION OF SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS
AND POLITICAL LEADERS ON MANY LEVELS.• ENACTMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A
MODERN BUILDING CODE AND LIFELINE STANDARDS