Ganbarou! TOHOKU. to the Great East Japan Earthquake

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1 Ganbarou! TOHOKU Response of Tohoku Regional Bureau, MLIT, espo se o o o u eg o a u eau,, to the Great East Japan Earthquake

2 Outline of the Great East Japan Earthquake Date/Time: March 11 14:46, Magnitude: :08 M7.4 14:46 M9.0 15:25 M7.5 Place: The coastal area on the Pacific Ocean (about 130km ESE from Oshika peninsula) Depth: Approximately 24km Seismic Intensity: Max 7(Kurihara, Miyagi) 15:15 M7.7 東北大学 地震噴火予知, 内田助教

3 Tsunami Flooded Area Tsunami affected vast areas extending 500km (310 mi) north-south south. JAPAN AOMORI UNITED STATES OF AMERICA San Francisco 500km (310mile) Los Angeles Boston Washington 500km (310mile) SENDAI 500km (310mile) TOKYO CHIBA Flooded area by the tsunami

4 Population of the Flooded Cities Total population of the affected cities is some 3.9 million, which is equivalent to the Population of Los Angels City or the State of Oregon. JAPAN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Sendai 1,046,000 人 Hachinohe 238,000 Miyako 59,000 Rikuzen- Takata 23,000 Ishinomaki 161,000 Iwaki 342,000 Coastal population: Approx. 3.9 million * *Total population of coastal cities that received human damage Lakewood 58,000 Oregon State 3.8 million Salt Lake City 186,000 Frankfort Los Angels 3.8 million 26,000 Washington D.C 602, Dallas Augusta 195,000 1,198,000 San Diego 1,307,000 New Orleans 344,000 Tokyo :Areas with human damage from tsunami [2010 Census] [2010 Census (Wikipedia)]

5 Before and After the Disaster (Rikuzen-Takata City) Before the disaster Rikuzen-Takata a a Station Rikuzen -Takata 平成 22 年 3 月 14 日撮影 平成 23 年 3 月 29 日撮影 Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate

6 Before and After the Disaster (Rikuzen-Takata City) After the Disaster Rikuzen-Takata Station Rikuzen -Takata 平成 22 年 3 月 14 日撮影 平成 23 年 3 月 29 日撮影 Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate

7 Before and After the Disaster (Rikuzen-Takata City) Before the disaster After the disaster The Rikuzen-Takata Tkt station tti square Before the disaster The Rikuzen-Takata station square A shopping street in front of the Rikuzen-Takata station

8 Before and After the Disaster (Ishinomaki City) Before the disaster Ishinomaki 平成 23 年 3 月 12 日撮影 平成 23 年 10 月 3 日撮影 Ishinomaki, Miyagi

9 Before and After the Disaster (Ishinomaki City) After the disaster Ishinomaki 平成 23 年 3 月 12 日撮影 平成 23 年 10 月 3 日撮影 Ishinomaki, Miyagi

10 Before and After the Disaster (Ishinomaki City) Before the disaster 平成 23 年 3 月 12 日撮影 平成 23 年 10 月 3 日撮影 Ishinomaki Ishinomaki, Miyagi Nakase, Ishinomaki City (Former Kitakami River) Former- Kitakami River

11 Before and After the Disaster (Ishinomaki City) After the disaster Ishinomaki 平成 23 年 3 月 12 日撮影 平成 23 年 10 月 3 日撮影 Former- Ishinomaki, Miyagi Nakase, Ishinomaki City (Former Kitakami River) Kitakami River

12 Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake Road clearing and reopening for creating rescue routes and reconstruction were critically important. The Tohoku Regional Bureau of MLIT provided direct support to local governments and victims because of the extensive damage over coastal areas. Earthquake and Tsunami Immediate Response Restoration Reconstruction Road clearing and reopening Support to local governments and victims Emergency recovery Full restoration of infrastructures

13 Tohoku Regional Bureau s Helicopter Michinoku took off A monitoring helicopter Michinoku took off from the Sendai Airport for disaster investigation at 3:23pm (37 minutes after the earthquake). Helicopter Michinoku Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Sendai Airport at 4:00pm, March 11

14 Videoconference with the Minister of MLIT

15 1 st Step: North-south inland routes (Tohoku Expressway, National Highway 4) 2 nd Step: 16 East-west routes 3/12: 11 routes cleared 3/15: 15 routes cleared 3 rd Step: Coastal route Operation Comb (National Highway 45 and 6) 97% cleared (Mission i completed) Nation nal Highway 45 Nation nal Highway 4 (Toho ku network) Nation nal Highway 4 (Toho ku network) Nation nal Highway 4 (Toho oku network)

16 Road Clearing Rikuzen -Takata National Highway 340 (Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate) Source: Iwate Pref.

17 Clearing and Reopening Land, Sea and Air Routes Land Routes By Mar 15, 15 of a total 16 east-west routes were opened with the cooperation of local construction companies (52 teams) based on prior disaster agreements. Sea Routes By Mar 23, all 10 ports on the pacific coast were back in operation to accommodate receiving emergency goods. Air Routes Drain-pump vehicles were intensively mobilized for the restoration ti of the Sendai Airport.

18 What Made the Swift Road Clearing Operation Possible? 1 The implementation of reinforcement measures to bridges, before the earthquake, mitigated the damage in this disaster. 2 MLIT intensively mobilized its resources on carefully selected 16 routes in Operation Comb. 3 Local construction companies immediately provided support, based on prior disaster agreements.

19 Disaster Recovery Equipment By March 14, the Tohoku Bureau could communicate with 16 local municipalities by providing them its satellite communication equipment. At the peak of the response, MLIT mobilized 192 disaster operation vehicles in the affected localities. 70% of them were brought in from other regional bureaus. Drain-pump p p vehicles Satellite phones 九州 Kyushu:, 9台 北海道 Hokkaido:, 1 台 四国 Shikoku:, 15 台 15 中国 C hugoku:, 15 台 東北 東北 Tohoku:, 62 台 62 Disaster operation vehicles Ku-sat 近畿 Kinki:, 20台 Total: 合計 台 vehicles 中部 Chubu:, 25台 関東, 9 台 Kanto: 9 北陸 Hokuriku:, 台 Origin of 192 disaster operation vehicles mobilized for the Tohoku Earthquake(April 15)

20 Liaison Personnel On the day of the earthquake, 10 persons were sent as liaisons from the Tohoku Regional Bureau to 4 affected prefectures (Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima). By March 23, 31 municipalities in the 4 prefectures had received liaison support. At the peak (March 23 ), 60% of total 96 personnel were sent in from other regional bureaus. 60% (54 liaison personnel) came from outside the Tohoku Region. 四国, 8 人 S hikoku: 8 九州, 8 人 Kyushu: 8 Hokkaido: 3 中国, 8 人 Chugoku: 8 Total: 96 liaisons 近畿, 12 人 Kinki: 12 Tohoku: 東北, 42 人 42 A Liaison from Kyusyu Regional Bureau reports to the mayor of Kamaishi City on the assessment of securing power for the Kamaishi Municipal Clean Center. MLIT liaisons performs an on-site assessment to prepare for the removal of the tank in Iwate. (Iwate Office of River and National Highway) 中部 C hubu:, 6人 北陸 Hokuriku:, 12 人 12 Number of persons sent from regional bureaus across the country (as of 3/23)

21 Relief Supplies Minamisanriku Temporary City Hall Temporary lavatories Tents Daily Commodities

22 Outreach Activities A total of 11 million members of the Self-Defense Forces worked in the affected areas after the disaster (110 thousand members at the peak of the recovery effort). Some 1 million volunteers have assisted. Up to 25 thousand US Forces kindly got involved in the outreach activities. Number of people involved Highest number on a single day SDF 10,580, ,000 Police 922,000 5,000 Volunteers 958,000 12,000 Civil il servants SDF s activities Volunteers activities i i 152,000 (excl. SDF and Police) US Forces 24,500 Total 12,612,000 (Reference: MOD website) (Reference: Japan National Council of Social Welfare website) Number of people involved in outreach activities on site (Reference: Ministry of Defense (MOD), National Police Agency (NPA), Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Japan National Council of Social Welfare websites) U.S. Forces activities (Reference: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)

23 Lessons Learned 1 Unified Organization and Mission Establishment of a structurally flat chain of command with accurate information sharing 2 Resiliency of a Disaster Management Organization Durability of the disaster operation center and communication systems 3 Collaboration with Related Organizations Prefectural and municipal governments, SDF, Coast Guard and NEXCO 4 Nationwide Organization TEC-FORCE, liaison and disaster operation vehicles from other regional bureaus Cooperative agreements with oil companies to maintain fuel 5 Collaboration with Construction Industries 52 support teams formed overnight for Operation Comb Prompt relief supply procurement by construction industries (Japan Federation of Construction ti Contractors t and the Japan Road Contractors t Association

24 Lessons Learned Provided support, considering needs of affected populations. Responded to the affected localities requests beyond the Bureau s jurisdiction. Made decisions based on collected and analyzed information. Intensively mobilized MLIT s human and equipment resources (Operation Comb). M i t i d it f f i li i th li f d li d Maintained sprit of professionalism in the relief delivery and supporting activities.

25 Lessons Learned 1.Deploying field personnel on the front lines, whether or not an emergency has occurred 2.Communication on a routine basis among NEXCO, SDF, Prefectural and municipal governments, Coastal Guard and related organizations 3.A sense of responsibility and attachment to a region, and empathy with victims 4 Having a field staff capable of taking the initiative and working on 4.Having a field staff capable of taking the initiative and working on their own

26 High-Standard Highways in the Tohoku Region Tohoku Japan Arterial High-standard Highways Regional High-standard Highways Tohoku region has many missing links (in service) (under construction) (contemplated)

27 Lessons Learned What the national government needs to improve: Secure energy resources and communication systems that will function in the event of a catastrophic disaster covering wide regions. Development of a transportation system providing alternative modes in the event of a disaster, including multilayered road networks covering wide regions (redundant road networks).

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