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Great East Japan Earthquake

Great East Japan Earthquake. Japan – 3 Disasters: 9.0 earthquake Tsunami up to 38 m high Nuclear crisis. (as of 6/6/11) 15,365 confirmed dead 8,206 still missing. Japan’s Disaster Preparedness. early warning systems clear evacuation routes high elevation safe zones

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Great East Japan Earthquake

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  1. Great East Japan Earthquake

  2. Japan – 3 Disasters: • 9.0 earthquake • Tsunami up to 38 m high • Nuclear crisis

  3. (as of 6/6/11) • 15,365 confirmed dead • 8,206 still missing

  4. Japan’s Disaster Preparedness • early warning systems • clear evacuation routes • high elevation safe zones • regular practice drills • nuclear radiation exposure specialists • Tens of thousands of lives saved as a • result of disaster preparedness

  5. Up to $300 billion in damages • 19,000 homes & buildings destroyed • 118,000 damaged homes & buildings damaged

  6. (as of 6/6/11): • 98,505 still living in evacuation centers

  7. Many family members separated, Communication links destroyed www.icrc.org/familylinkswebsite established

  8. The Japanese Red Cross Society (JRCS) expertise is primarily medical: they operate 92 hospitals and are using these staff for medical response. 727 medical teams from 92 Japanese Red Cross hospitals have treated more than 67,000 patients

  9. The Japanese Red Cross Society is also providing emotional and psychosocial support in shelters and in the affected communities. 399 Japanese Red Cross Society staff and volunteers have provided psychosocial support

  10. JRCS is also supporting government-run shelters, providing volunteers, blankets and supplies

  11. Water tanks and taps have been set up in evacuation centers

  12. Nuclear Emergency Response: • JRCS is supporting people in shelters from nuclear evacuation zone. • JRCS nuclear radiation specialist team at Nagasaki Red Cross Hospital. • 31 JRCS chapters have specialized equipment for nuclear emergencies.

  13. The Recovery Plan • - Improve living conditions in evacuation shelters, support to transitional shelters, health care; ($340 million in international Red Cross support) • Cash grants program through prefectures ($2.5 billion raised by Japanese Red Cross directly.)

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