During
- Created by: Natasha Giroux
- Created on: 07-04-14 09:32
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- During
- Tsunamis
- Alerts
- Japan, March 2011
- Japan's earthquake early warning system issued a warning message to TVs, radios and mobiles.
- Japan, March 2011
- Emergency Response
- Japan, March 2011
- Within minutes, 100,000 people began the disaster relief mission
- Shelters set up in schools
- Many NGO's responded, eg. Shelterbox which sent 1,500 boxes in the first 3 weeks containing survival resources cooking equiptment.
- Japanese Red Cross mobilised 230 emergency relief teams: provided medical and emotional support
- The internet was utilised: eg. Skype provided free calls to landlines and access to the internet
- Japan, March 2011
- Alerts
- Earthquakes
- Alerts
- Japan, March 2011
- Japan's earthquake early warning system issued a warning message to TVs, radios and mobiles.
- Japan, March 2011
- Alerts
- Volcanoes
- Emergency Response
- Lava flow from Etna, 1991-1993
- Four barriers built to stem the flow
- However, all four were overtopped
- So evacuation is the best response!
- However, all four were overtopped
- Four barriers built to stem the flow
- Soufriere Hills, Montserrat
- It's first eruption in 1995
- Montserrat's capital, Plymouth was evacuated
- An exclusion zone crated in southern Montserrat
- It's first eruption in 1995
- Lava flow from Etna, 1991-1993
- Alerts
- Soufriere Hills, Montserrat
- A siren system
- People told to listen to their radios
- People told not to cross the Belham Valley
- Mount Merapi, 2010
- The Indonesian government issued a high level alert, warning villagers in threatened areas to evacuate.
- Over 75,000 people living within a 20 km zone were told to evacuate
- The Indonesian government issued a high level alert, warning villagers in threatened areas to evacuate.
- Soufriere Hills, Montserrat
- Emergency Response
- Tsunamis
- Japanese Red Cross mobilised 230 emergency relief teams: provided medical and emotional support
- Soufriere Hills, Montserrat
- It's first eruption in 1995
- Montserrat's capital, Plymouth was evacuated
- An exclusion zone crated in southern Montserrat
- It's first eruption in 1995
- However, all four were overtopped
- So evacuation is the best response!
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