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Okushiri Tsunami 1993-1999 - disaster and reconstruction -

Asian Disaster Reduction Center Taichi Kusaka. Okushiri Tsunami 1993-1999 - disaster and reconstruction -. Nabetsuru Rock. 5.5m sea wall. Sea urchin monument. Okushiri Island. Main Industries are:. Fishery. Tourism. Multiple Disasters. 1. Earthquake. 2. Tsunami. 3. Fires.

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Okushiri Tsunami 1993-1999 - disaster and reconstruction -

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  1. Asian Disaster Reduction Center Taichi Kusaka Okushiri Tsunami 1993-1999- disaster and reconstruction - Nabetsuru Rock 5.5m sea wall Sea urchin monument

  2. Okushiri Island Main Industries are: Fishery Tourism

  3. Multiple Disasters 1. Earthquake 2. Tsunami 3. Fires

  4. Inaho Memorial 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)

  5. 2-3 minutes at Inaho Tsunami - the largest destructive force Hatsumatsumae Inaho was hit 2-3 minutes after quake. 5 minutes at Aonae Reconstructed Inaho

  6. Inaho District No house was safe. 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. School

  7. Aonae District Tsunami and fires devastated this fishermen’s town. Tsunami Tsunami Tsunami Tsunami At 7 am 13 July 1993, Kyodo

  8. Three ways to escape? Many who tried to escape by car died. Others on higher ground were saved.

  9. Countermeasures in Okushiri • Awareness • Risk Areas, Pamphlets • Evacuation Routes • Memorials and Museum • Facilities • Communications • Shelters, Sea walls and tide gates Radio terminal

  10. Risk Areas From tsunami records 11.7m 23.3 meters

  11. Evacuation Routes Solar-powered sign post Safety Area Sign

  12. Memorials Granite stone monument All the names are here... and Museum Please remember... Tsunami Museum opens in 2000

  13. Communications Hokkaido Satellite Network 24 hours a day 365 days a year Radio Communications Center at Okushiri Town Office Mobile Communicators

  14. Shelters Aonae Elementary School Tide gates Waves Piloti and Sea Walls

  15. Beyond time and space... Rest in peace. People remember 12 July 1993 and are better prepared now.

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