two-year anniversary of the haitian mega disaster. 12 january 2010
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Learning From Past Notable Earthquakes The 7.0 magnitude Haiti Earthquake that killed 230,000+, largely because of the inadequacy of the building code, left over 1 million homeless and jobless survivors stuck in tent cities facing a hurricane (Tomas), cholera outbreak, and health-care problems for the next three years. The lessons from this earthquake mega disaster touches every emotion we have. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster ReductionTRANSCRIPT
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PORT AU PRINCE: 1.8 MILLION PORT AU PRINCE: 1.8 MILLION PEOPLE IN A NATION OF 9 MILLIONPEOPLE IN A NATION OF 9 MILLION
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LESSONS FROM PAST LESSONS FROM PAST NOTABLE EARTHQUAKESNOTABLE EARTHQUAKES
PART VIPART VI
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PAST NOTABLE PAST NOTABLE EARTHQUAKESEARTHQUAKES
HAITIHAITI
JANUARY 12, 2010JANUARY 12, 2010
A A MEGA-DISASTERMEGA-DISASTER that lingered on that lingered on
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EARTHQAKES ARE EARTHQAKES ARE DYNAMIC DYNAMIC LABORATORIESLABORATORIES FOR FOR
LEARNING AND CATALYSTS LEARNING AND CATALYSTS FOR FOR BUILDING CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY
FOR FOR DISASTER-INTELLIGENT DISASTER-INTELLIGENT & DISASTER-RESILIENT & DISASTER-RESILIENT
COMMUNITESCOMMUNITES
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OCCURRENCEOCCURRENCE
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PORT AU PRINCE: 1.8 MILLION PORT AU PRINCE: 1.8 MILLION PEOPLE IN A NATION OF 9 MILLIONPEOPLE IN A NATION OF 9 MILLION
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THE M7.0 HAITI THE M7.0 HAITI EARTHQUAKE: JAN 12EARTHQUAKE: JAN 12
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INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO HORIZONTAL GROUND SHAKING
EARTHQUAKESEARTHQUAKES
SOIL AMPLIFICATION
PERMANENT DISPLACEMENT (SURFACE FAULTING & GROUND
FAILURE)
IRREGULARITIES IN ELEVATION AND PLAN
FIRE FOLLOWING RUPTURE OF UTILITIES
LACK OF DETAILING AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
INATTENTION TO NON-STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
CAUSES OF DAMAGE
CAUSES OF DAMAGE
“DISASTER LABORATORIES”
“DISASTER LABORATORIES”
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THE DEADLIEST DISASTER OF 2010 THE DEADLIEST DISASTER OF 2010 OCCURRED ON JANUARY 12TH OCCURRED ON JANUARY 12TH
• M7.0 M7.0 Haiti Earthquake that killed Haiti Earthquake that killed 230,000+, largely because of the 230,000+, largely because of the inadequacy of the building codeinadequacy of the building code, left , left over 1 million homeless and jobless over 1 million homeless and jobless survivors stuck in tent cities facing a survivors stuck in tent cities facing a hurricane hurricane (Tomas)(Tomas), cholera outbreak, , cholera outbreak, and health-care problems for the next and health-care problems for the next three years.three years.
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IMPACTS IMPACTS
BUILDINGSBUILDINGS
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LESSONS LEARNED FOR LESSONS LEARNED FOR DISASTER RESILIENCEDISASTER RESILIENCE
ALL NOTABLE ALL NOTABLE EARTHQUAKESEARTHQUAKES
PREPAREDNESS PREPAREDNESS PLANNING FOR PLANNING FOR THE THE INEVITABLE INEVITABLE STRONG GROUND STRONG GROUND MOTION MOTION IS IS ESSENTIAL FOR ESSENTIAL FOR COMMUNITY COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.RESILIENCE.
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DISTRIBUTION OF DAMAGEDISTRIBUTION OF DAMAGE
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LESSONS LEARNED FOR LESSONS LEARNED FOR DISASTER RESILIENCEDISASTER RESILIENCE
ALL NOTABLE ALL NOTABLE EARTHQUAKESEARTHQUAKES
PROTECTION OF PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS AND BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE IS ESSENTIAL IS ESSENTIAL FOR COMMUNITY FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCERESILIENCE..
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PORT AU PRINCE: A PORT AU PRINCE: A PROTECTION FAILUREPROTECTION FAILURE
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EXAMPLE OF DAMAGE: PORT EXAMPLE OF DAMAGE: PORT AU PRINCEAU PRINCE
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COLLAPSE OF UN BUILDING: COLLAPSE OF UN BUILDING: PORT AU PRINCEPORT AU PRINCE
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PRESIDENTIAL PALACE: A PRESIDENTIAL PALACE: A PROTECTION NIGHTMAREPROTECTION NIGHTMAREPRESIDENTIAL PALACE: A PRESIDENTIAL PALACE: A PROTECTION NIGHTMAREPROTECTION NIGHTMARE
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COLLAPSE OF NATIONAL CATHED-COLLAPSE OF NATIONAL CATHED-RAL: AN EMOTIONAL NIGHTMARERAL: AN EMOTIONAL NIGHTMARE
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COLLAPSE OF SUPER MARKET: COLLAPSE OF SUPER MARKET: AN EMOTIONAL NIGHTMAREAN EMOTIONAL NIGHTMARE
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LESSONS LEARNED FOR LESSONS LEARNED FOR DISASTER RESILIENCEDISASTER RESILIENCE
ALL NOTABLE ALL NOTABLE EARTHQUAKESEARTHQUAKES
PREPAREDNESS PREPAREDNESS PLANNING FOR PLANNING FOR THE THE INEVITABLE INEVITABLE GROUND FAILURE GROUND FAILURE IS ESSENTIAL IS ESSENTIAL FOR COMMUNITY FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.RESILIENCE.
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AERIAL VIEW AFTER AERIAL VIEW AFTER LANDSLIDELANDSLIDE
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DAMAGED ROADDAMAGED ROAD
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PORT: TOPPLED CONTAINERSPORT: TOPPLED CONTAINERS
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PRESIDENTIAL PALACE: A PRESIDENTIAL PALACE: A PROTECTION NIGHTMAREPROTECTION NIGHTMAREPRESIDENTIAL PALACE: A PRESIDENTIAL PALACE: A PROTECTION NIGHTMAREPROTECTION NIGHTMARE
DISRUPTION OF DISRUPTION OF THE CENTRAL THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT IMPACTS IMPACTS EMERGENCY EMERGENCY RESPONSE RESPONSE AND AND INCREASES THE INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF A LIKELIHOOD OF A DISASTERDISASTER..
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LESSONS LEARNED FOR LESSONS LEARNED FOR DISASTER RESILIENCEDISASTER RESILIENCE
ALL NOTABLE ALL NOTABLE EARTHQUAKESEARTHQUAKES
CAPACITY FOR CAPACITY FOR EMERGENCY EMERGENCY RESPONSE RESPONSE IS IS ESSENTIAL FOR ESSENTIAL FOR COMMUNITY COMMUNITY RESILIENCERESILIENCE..
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THE INEVITABLE FIRETHE INEVITABLE FIRE
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EMERGENCY EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION
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VOLUNTEERS SEARCHING VOLUNTEERS SEARCHING THE RUBBLE FOR SURVIVORSTHE RUBBLE FOR SURVIVORS
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SEARCH AND RESCUESEARCH AND RESCUE
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SEARCH AND RESCUE: PORT SEARCH AND RESCUE: PORT AU PRINCEAU PRINCE
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CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL: CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL: SEARCH AND RESCUESEARCH AND RESCUE
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SLEEPING IN THE STREETSLEEPING IN THE STREET
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EVACUATION OF INJUREDEVACUATION OF INJURED
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RED CROSS: EMERGENCY RED CROSS: EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCEMEDICAL ASSISTANCE
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EVACUATING HOMELESS EVACUATING HOMELESS SURVIVORS SURVIVORS
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EVACUATING HOMELESS EVACUATING HOMELESS SURVIVORS SURVIVORS
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HAITIAN SEARCH AND HAITIAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMRESCUE TEAM
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INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE: INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE: HOSPITAL SHIP “CONFORT”HOSPITAL SHIP “CONFORT”
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USA CARRIER CARL VINSON USA CARRIER CARL VINSON ARRIVES ARRIVES
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SEARCH AND RESCUE: SEARCH AND RESCUE: VENZEUELAN TEAMVENZEUELAN TEAM
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SEARCH AND RESCUE: SEARCH AND RESCUE: SPANISH TEAMSPANISH TEAM
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SEARCH AND RESCUE: SEARCH AND RESCUE: TAIWAN’S TEAMTAIWAN’S TEAM
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SEARCH AND RESCUE: SEARCH AND RESCUE: FRENCH TEAMFRENCH TEAM
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A LIVE RESCUE: FRENCH A LIVE RESCUE: FRENCH TEAMTEAM
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A RESCUE AT THE A RESCUE AT THE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY
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SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM: SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM: USA—LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPT.USA—LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPT.
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DEBRIS REMOVAL BEGINS: DEBRIS REMOVAL BEGINS: JANUARY 26 JANUARY 26
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TEMPORARY SHELTER: A TEMPORARY SHELTER: A SOCCOR FIELDSOCCOR FIELD
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A WATER LINEA WATER LINE
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A TENT CITY AS TEMPORARY A TENT CITY AS TEMPORARY HOUSINGHOUSING
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DAY OF MOURNING: DAY OF MOURNING: FEBRUARY 23, 2010FEBRUARY 23, 2010
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DAY OF MOURNINGDAY OF MOURNING
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TAKING CARE OF THE TAKING CARE OF THE DECEASEDDECEASED
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LESSONS LEARNED FOR LESSONS LEARNED FOR DISASTER RESILIENCEDISASTER RESILIENCE
ALL NOTABLE ALL NOTABLE EARTHQUAKESEARTHQUAKES
CAPACITY FOR CAPACITY FOR RECOVERY AND RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTIONRECONSTRUCTION IS ESSENTIAL FOR IS ESSENTIAL FOR COMMUNITY COMMUNITY RESILIENCERESILIENCE..
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RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION ARE RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION ARE STILL UNDERWAY: JANUARY 12, 2013 STILL UNDERWAY: JANUARY 12, 2013
• A 3-YEAR MEGA-DISASTERA 3-YEAR MEGA-DISASTER, , The M7.0 The M7.0 earthquake, whichearthquake, which killed 230,000+, largely killed 230,000+, largely because of the inadequacy of the because of the inadequacy of the building codebuilding code, left over 1 million , left over 1 million homeless and jobless survivors stuck in homeless and jobless survivors stuck in tent cities facing annual hurricanes tent cities facing annual hurricanes (e.g., Tomas)(e.g., Tomas), and coping with a cholera , and coping with a cholera outbreak, and health-care problems.outbreak, and health-care problems.
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AFTER 3 YEARS; THE SOLUTION IS AFTER 3 YEARS; THE SOLUTION IS NOT YETNOT YET ON THE BLACKBOARD ON THE BLACKBOARD