Okushiri Tsunami 1993-1999
- disaster and reconstruction -
Asian Disaster Reduction Center
Taichi Kusaka
5.5m sea wallSea urchin monument
Nabetsuru Rock
Okushiri Island
FisheryFishery
TourismTourism
Main Industries are:
Multiple Disasters1. Earthquake1. Earthquake
2. Tsunami2. Tsunami
3. Fires3. Fires
Facts• 12 July 1993• Magnitude of the earthquake: M 7.8• Maximum wave height: 31m• Fatalities: 239 (198 in Okushiri)• Fire and landslide as secondary disaster• Tsunami arrival: 2 - 3 minutes (Inaho) 5 minutes
(Aonae)
Inaho Memorial
Tsunami - the largest destructive force
Inaho was hit 2-3 minutes after quake.Inaho was hit 2-3 minutes after quake.
2-3 minutes2-3 minutes
at Inahoat Inaho
5 minutes5 minutes
at Aonaeat Aonae
ReconstructedInaho
Hatsumatsumae
Inaho District
Grandmother and the elder grand daughter were saved on the upper floor. The mother and the younger daughter lost their lives on the ground floor.
No house was safe.
School
Aonae District
At 7 am 13 July 1993, Kyodo
Tsunami and fires devastated this fishermen’s town.
Tsunami Tsunami
Tsunami Tsunami
Tsunami Tsunami
Tsunami Tsunami
Three ways to escape?
Many who tried to escape by car died. Others on higher
ground were saved.
• Awareness– Risk Areas,
Pamphlets– Evacuation Routes– Memorials and
Museum
• Facilities– Communications– Shelters, Sea walls
and tide gates
Countermeasures in Okushiri
Radio terminalRadio terminal
23.3 meters11.7m
Risk AreasFrom tsunami recordsFrom tsunami records
Evacuation Routes
Solar-powered sign post
Safety Area Sign
Memorials
and MuseumTsunami Museum opens in 2000Tsunami Museum opens in 2000Please remember...Please remember...
All the names are here...All the names are here...Granite stone monumentGranite stone monument
Communications
24 hours a day24 hours a day365 days a year365 days a year
Radio Communications Radio Communications Center at Okushiri Town Center at Okushiri Town OfficeOffice
Hokkaido Satellite NetworkHokkaido Satellite Network
Mobile CommunicatorsMobile Communicators
Tide gatesAonae Elementary School
and Sea Walls
Shelters
Waves Piloti
Rest in peace.People remember 12 July 1993and are better prepared now.
Beyond time and space...
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