Japan Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System Preparedness TSUNAMI

Japan Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System Preparedness

TSUNAMI Early Warning Overview Community Based Disaster Reduction Earthquake Tsunami Warning Center National Government Local Government What is Tsunami? People Mass Media Internation al/Regional Framework National Warning System Where is Evacuation Route? Public Awareness & Preparedness

26 Dec. 2004 Tsunami Disaster in Indian Ocean If we know about Tsunami, people can evacuate safely ! Hikkaduwa, Gall Province, Sri Lanka

Preparedness

TARGET NO CASUALTY

Evacuation from TSUNAMI RACE Against TIME

Tsunami Evacuation Plan

Tsunami Evacuation Plan Inundation Area Tsunami Arrival Time Local Gov. Town Watching Shelter & Evacuation Route Evacuation Map Evacuation Drill Community

Government Community Workshop & Town Watching

Workshop & Town Watching 1 st Workshop Study about Tsunami Town Watching Find out the Dangerous Points in the Community 2 nd Workshop Make the Evacuation Map 3 rd Workshop Find out the Future Tasks

st 1 Workshop - What is Tsunami? - Where is inundation area? - How long will it take after the Earthquake?

Town Watching Let’s find out the Dangerous & Safe Points in the Community

nd 2 Workshop Let’s make a map. - Where we should evacuate? - Which road is good as the evacuation route?

rd 3 Workshop - We should improve the evacuate route for children and elderly people. - We should put the sign for the shelter.

Evacuation Map Sample

Evacuation Plan For Each Area

Evacuation PLAN Evacuation DRILL

Evacuation Drill Check an evacuation route A drill for revival

Infrastructure

1896 Sanriku Tsunami 1933 Sanriku Tsunami

Recorded Tsunami Height

Aonae, Okushiri Upstairs (evacuation area) Upstairs Ground level

Tsunami Water Gate

Bank protect from tsunami was constructed in 1857. Two giant tsunamis attacked this area in 1854.

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