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1 East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: Post disaster Issues and Challenges Rajib Shaw u.ac.jp/ t / The Event: once in 1,000 years AD: Jogan EQT 1896: more than 27,000 people died d 1933: more than 16,000 people died 1960: Tsunami due to Chile Earthquake: 1,000 death Source: Asahi hinews Paper 9 th April il2011

2 Minami Sanriku[before] ( ) Sendai Arahama [before] ( ) Minami Sanriku[after] ( ) Sendai Arahama [after] ( ) /Sanriku Areas Contrasting Characters /Highly mountain, narrow coast, river mouth /Mostly l fisheries i /Less urbanized in the coast /Old population /Sendai Plain /Very little elevated areas in the coast /Mostly agriculture /More urbanized /Relatively younger population

3 Selected Key Issues for resilience [ ] 1/Issue 1: Early Warning System [EWS] and Human Loss 3/Issue 3: Damages to educational facilities 5/Issue / 5: Recovery y Planning Process Figures in EWS 14:46: Earthquake 14:49: JMA issues Tsunami warning 14:50: On web, TV, Radio 23 minutes: 23 On an average, it took 23 minutes for people p to receive the EWS [in 5 affected prefectures] / min country wide average 6%: 6% Only 6% people took shelter in higher ground Source: Asahi News

4 28, Total Number: 28,337 Data: 20 th June 2011 Human Loss /Gender After check the case of death (Part of data, 11 th April) 13, Age Group Reason of Death Source: Cabinet International Office, Environment Government and of Japan Disaster and Management Wikipedia Kamaishi Education Program 1200 More than 1,200 people died or missing out of 2,900 school students died Elementary students were guided by middle high school students to take shelter in higher ground Source: Dil Daily Yomiuri i

5 Evacuation Shelter and Drill 3 rd of March: 1933 Sanriku Tsunami 6, Total Number: 6,284 /School / Damage Data: 21 st June 2011 Source: MEXT, Japan /Structure Roof [ flat roof versus esus conical / slanted roof] /Location Near the coast /Layout Perpendicular to the sea coast, less damages /Function School community, multi purposes

6 18 th March 2011 Photo by T. Kaizuka, MainichShinbunsha, 2011, Rikuzen Takata Photo by Geographical Information Authority of Japan, 13 th March th March 2011 Photo by Q. Sakamaki, Asahi Shimbun Publication Inc, 2011, Takata High School Photo 2 nd June 2011

7 Photo by Geographical Information Authority of Japan, 13 th March th March 2011/ Photo by T. Kaizuka, Sanday Mainich, 2011, Nakahama Elementary School, Yamamoto Town Photo 4 th June 2011 Recovery Planning: Miyagi Grand Design 9 Kesennuma City, September 9 Minami sanrikutown, September 11 Ishinomaki City, November 8 Onagawa Town, August 3 Higashi matsushima City, March 12 Matsushima Town, December 12 Rifu Town, December 12 Shiogama City, December 10 Tagajo City 12 Shichigahama Town, December 10 Sendai City, October 9 Natori City, September 8 Iwanuma City, August 9 Watari Town, September 12 Yamamoto Town, December Source: Miyagi Graduate Prefecture School of Global Environmental Studies

8 Selected Key Issues for Resilience [ ] 1/Issue 1: Early l Warning System [EWS] and Human Loss Evacuation drill, education, sender/receiver relation 2/Issue 2: Damages to educational facilities / / Vital infrastructures / location / accessibility 5/Issue / 5: Recovery y Planning Process / Link to city/ local planning to national planning

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