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Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA 

TWIN EARTHQUAKES HIT WESTERN CHINA ON JULY 22, 2013 94 Deaths Despite Being Moderate-Magnitude Events. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA . RECENT DEADLY EARTHQUAKES IN WESTERN CHINA. SICHUAN PROVINCE- APRIL 2010: at least 196 people dead.

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Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA 

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  1. TWIN EARTHQUAKES HIT WESTERN CHINA ON JULY 22, 201394 Deaths Despite Being Moderate-Magnitude Events Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA 

  2. 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

  3. LOCATION OF JULY 22 QUAKES

  4. MAGNITUDES: 5.9 and 5.6 A Shallow Depth of Focus Exacerbated the Damage

  5. 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.

  6. Chinese President Xi Jinping called for an “all-out” rescue effort and to make saving lives the top priority

  7. 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.

  8. TYPICAL DAMAGE

  9. EMERGENCY RESPONSE

  10. Rescue efforts were hampered by landslides and roads which had already been closed as the result of heavy rain

  11. TEMPORARY MEDICAL FACILITY FOR TREATING INJURIES

  12. EMERGENCY MEDICAL

  13. THE CHALLENGE FACING CHINA’S LEADERS: Implement a Modern Building Code and Reassure the People of Their Safety

  14. WAYS TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS TOWARDS EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE EXPERIENCES WITH PREPAREDNESS EXPERIENCES WITH MONITORING AND WARNING INTEGRATE GLOBAL EXPERIENCES WITH THOSE OF SISHUAN EARTHQUAKE EXPERIENCES WITH DISASTER SCENARIO PLANNING EXPERIENCES WITH RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCES WITH PREVENTION, MITIGATION, AND ADAPTATION

  15. HAZARD MAPS • INVENTORY • VULNERABILITY • LOCATION • MITIGATION • ADAPTATION • MONITORING MAY 12, 2008 EARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTION AND REASSURANCE ACCEPTABLE RISK RISK UNACCEPTABLE RISK “STAPLE” DECISIONS DATA BASES AND INFORMATION SISHUAN PROVINCE HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS

  16. 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 ANDPROVINCE

  17. 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

  18. LONGMENSHAN FAULT: SHAKE MAP

  19. LACK OF MODERN BUILDING CODE: 56 MILLION BUILDINGS DAMAGED

  20. COLLAPSED MIDDLE SCHOOL: JUYUAN

  21. LANDSLIDE: BEICHUAN

  22. ONE OF 69 "QUAKE LAKES": LANDSLIDE DEBRIS IN BEI HE RIVER

  23. SOLDIERS REPAIR CRACKS IN ZIPINGPU DAM:DUJIANGYAN

  24. Real and Near- Real Time Monitoring Relocation/Rerouting of Cities and City Lifelines Enlighten Communities on Their Risks Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Characterization Create a Seismic Zonation Construct (A Policy Tool) Build Strategic Equity Through “MAM” Scenarios Involve Partners in Turning Point Experiences Best Practices for Mitigation Adaptation and Monitoring Implement Modern Codes and Lifeline Standards Introduce New Technologies Situation Data Bases Multiply Capability by International Twinning Move Towards A Disaster Intelligent Community Cause & Effect Relationships Update Knowledge Bases After Each MAM Scenario Anticipatory Actions for all Events and Situations Interfaces with all Real- and Near Real-Time Sources Gateways to a Deeper Understanding THE SISHUAN/WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TURNING POINTS: For Mitigation, Adaptation and Monitoring (MAM) on local, regional, national, and global scales THE KNOWLEDGE BASE APPLICATIONS CONTINUING EDUCATION

  25. 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

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