2018/SOM1/EPWG/022 Agenda Item: 11.4 Recent Natural Disasters in Japan Purpose: Information Submitted by: Japan 13 th Emergency Preparedness Working Group Meeting Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 24-25 February 2018
13th APEC Emergency Preparedness Working Group Meeting Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea February 24-25, 2018 10: Recent major Disasters and DRR policy implementation Recent Natural Disasters in Japan Asian Disaster Reduction Center
1 Typhoons that hit Japan in 2017 In 2017 in total 27 typhoons recorded, eight approached Japan including the four (Typhoon No. 3, No. 5, No. 18 and No. 21.) that made landfall. No.3: 4th July No.5: 9 th August No.18: 17 th September No.21: 23rd October Source: Figure is from Digital Typhoon Website.
2 Typhoon no. 3 GLIDE number FL-2017-000082-JPN Typhoon no.3 Name NANMADOLAN Landfall 4 July 8:00 am Location Nagasaki City Central Pressure Chart (Time Zone = UTC) Scale Minimum Pressure: 985 (hpa) Max wind : 55 (knots) Feature -A continuous rainfall at the same place due to a stagnating training resulting in a record rainfall from 5 to 6 July. Source: Figure is from Digital Typhoon Website.
Heavy rainfall following the Typhoon no. 3 Duration Precipitation July 5 th 00:00 - July 24:00 24th Asakura City,Fukuoka Prefecture Iki Asakura Rainfall for 24 hours ( 0:00 5th 24:00 6 th July) Shiroishi Hita Rainfall Prefecture Municipality Area (mm) Date Time 1 Fukuoka Asakura Asakura 545.5 7/06 11:40 2 Oita Hita Hita 370.0 7/06 10:50 3 Nagasaki Iki Ashibe 362.5 7/06 24:00 4 Saga Shiraishi Shiroish i 328.5 7/06 22:30 Source: Cabinet Office based on JMA 5 Oita Nakatu Yabakei 292.5 7/06 08:40
Damages caused by the Typhoon no. 3 Human damages Building damages Fukuoka prefecture Saga prefecture Nagasaki prefecture 7:00 a.m. July 25 th 2017 Kumamoto prefecture Oita prefecture Total Killed 32 3 35 Missing 6 6 Severely injured 2 1 3 Injured 8 5 5 18 Totally collapsed 98 18 116 Half collapsed 42 35 77 Partly collapsed 92 1 7 30 130 Inundation above floor level Inundation below floor level 47 1 6 338 392 165 71 6 25 844 1,111 Source: Cabinet Office based on JMA
Government measures taken for 2017 July North Kyushu heavy rainfall July 3rd July 5th July 6 th July 7th July 9 th July 10 th July 11 th July 12 th Inter-ministerial meeting for Disaster Alert and preparedness Inter-ministerial meeting on Disaster countermeasures Prime Minister s instruction Inter-ministerial conference at director general levels coordination by Government Emergency team Inter-ministerial meeting on Disaster countermeasures The initial team by cabinet office was dispatched to Fukuoka and Oita The Government team headed by vice minister of cabinet office was dispatched to Fukuoka July 7th Government on-site liaison office was established in Fukuoka Government team headed by Minister of Cabinet office was dispatched to Fukuoka and Oita Inter-ministerial directors meeting on drift woods On site team dealing with drift woods was established Prime minister s on site visit to Fukuoka and Oita Source : Cabinet Office, preliminary translation by ADRC
National road no.211 Damaged bridge (July 14 tentatively got recovered Damages caused by typhoon no. 3 Toho village, Fukuoka Prefecture, Hita City, Oita Prefecture JR Kyudai Line : Washed away bridge at Hita City Damages on houses and driftwoods at Asakura City JR Kyudai Line Collapse of railway bridge Collapsed slope and blocked river Ono Damages caused by driftwoods at Narayagawa National road no.211: Collapsed slope Tentatively got recovered 14t July Source: MLIT,Web
Volcanos in Japan Kusatsu Shirane Volcano eruption,23 Jan. Recent eruptions in Japan Kusatsu Shirane Volcano Year Volcano Number of death 1900 Adatara Yama 72 1902 Izu-Torishima 125 1914 Sakurajima 58 1926 Tokachi-dake 144 1940 Miyake-jima 11 1952 Beyonese rock column 31 1958 Aso-san 12 1991 Unzen-dake 43 2014 Ontake-san 57 Continuously monitored volcano, Source: Cabinet office Source: cabinet office, Meteorology agency8 *Volcano eruptions that killed 10 or more people.
Heavy snow falls Designated Snowy Areas Maximum depth of snow cover in major cities in Tokyo metropolitan areas (Jan. 23rd 24:00) City Prefecture Snow fall Sendai Miyago 19 cm Fukushima Fukushima 27 cm Mito Ibaraki 19 cm Kumagaya Saitama 19 cm Chiyoda,Tokyo Tokyo 23 cm Chiba Chiba 10 cm Yokohama Kanagawa 18 cm Source : MLIT, 2012 Source: Cabinet Office "Damage brought by the heavy snowfall since 22nd January ", Jan.26th 9
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