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AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

Great East Japan Earthquake

AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

Japan – 3 Disasters:

1. 9.0 earthquake

2. Tsunami up to 38 m high

3. Nuclear crisis

AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

(as of 6/6/11)• 15,365 confirmed dead• 8,206 still missing

AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

• early warning systemsearly warning systems• clear evacuation routesclear evacuation routes• high elevation safe zoneshigh elevation safe zones• regular practice drillsregular practice drills• nuclear radiation exposure specialistsnuclear radiation exposure specialists

• Tens of thousands of lives saved as a Tens of thousands of lives saved as a result of disaster preparednessresult of disaster preparedness

Japan’s Disaster Preparedness

AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

Up to $300 billion in damages•19,000 homes & buildings destroyed•118,000 damaged homes & buildings damaged

AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

(as of 6/6/11):• 98,505 still living in evacuation centers

AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

Many family members separated, Communication links destroyedwww.icrc.org/familylinks website established

AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

The Japanese Red Cross Society (JRCS) expertise is primarily medical: they operate 92 hospitals and are using these staff for medical response.

727 medical teams from 92 Japanese Red Cross hospitals have treated more than 67,000 patients

AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

The Japanese Red Cross Society is also providing emotional and psychosocial support in shelters and in the affected communities.

399 Japanese Red Cross Society staff and volunteers have provided psychosocial support

AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

JRCS is also supporting government-run shelters, providing volunteers, blankets and supplies

AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

Water tanks and taps have been set up in evacuation centers

AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

Nuclear Emergency Response:• JRCS is supporting people in shelters from nuclear evacuation zone.• JRCS nuclear radiation specialist team at Nagasaki Red Cross Hospital.• 31 JRCS chapters have specialized equipment for nuclear emergencies.

AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE

The Recovery Plan

- Improve living conditions in evacuation shelters, support to transitional shelters, health care; ($340 million in international Red Cross support)- Cash grants program through prefectures ($2.5 billion raised by Japanese Red Cross directly.)