Great East Japan Earthquake AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL

Great East Japan Earthquake AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

Japan – 3 Disasters: AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE 1. 9. 0 earthquake 2. Tsunami up to 38 m high 3. Nuclear crisis

(as of 6/6/11) • 15, 365 confirmed dead • 8, 206 still missing AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

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 AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

Up to $300 billion in damages • 19, 000 homes & buildings destroyed • 118, 000 damaged homes & buildings damaged AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

(as of 6/6/11): • 98, 505 still living in evacuation centers AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

Many family members separated, Communication links destroyed www. icrc. org/familylinks website established AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

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 AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

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 AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

JRCS is also supporting government-run shelters, providing volunteers, blankets and supplies AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

Water tanks and taps have been set up in evacuation centers AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

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. AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

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. ) AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE