dr. walter hays global alliance for disaster reduction
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VAN,TURKEY EARTHQUAKE October 23, 2011 SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS ENDING AND RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS BEGINNING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2011. Dr. Walter Hays Global Alliance For Disaster Reduction. LOCATION. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
VAN,TURKEY EARTHQUAKEOctober 23, 2011
SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS ENDING AND RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS
BEGINNINGTUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2011
Dr. Walter Hays Global Alliance For Disaster Reduction
LOCATION
AS TURKEY IMPLEMENTED ITS INITIAL “S AND R,” OFFERS OF
INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE POURED IN
EXAMPLES: NATO, IRAN, ISRAEL, EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES, USA
OCTOBER 25
OFFERS OF INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACCEPTED
IMMEDIATE NEEDS: MASS CARE NEEDS
• PRE-FABRICATED HOUSES FOR THE HOMELESS WHO ARE PRESENTLY SLEEPING OUTSIDE IN NEAR-FREEZING
• FOOD, WATER, MEDICINE, ETC FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS WHO WERE DISPLACED
TENS OF THOUSANDS SLEEPING OUTSIDE IN NEAR-FREEZING TEMPERATURES
TENS OF THOUSANDS DISPLACED FROM HOMES
AID AGENCIES ESTABLISH TENT CITIES TO MEET NEEDS OF DISPLACED
IMMEDIATE NEEDS: FINISH FINAL PHASE OF S AND R
• SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE, EVEN THOUGH THE “GOLDEN PERIOD” FOR LIVE RESCUES IS CLOSING.
OCT 25: SEARCH AND RESCUE RESOURCES ON THE GROUND
• 2,400 RESCUE WORKERS (Exhausted from working day and night),
• 680 MEDICS,
• 12 TRAINED DOGS,
• 108 AMBULANCES (INCLUDING 7 AIR AMBULANCES)
SEARCH AND RESCUE: AN ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT OPERATION
OCTOBER 25: MORE THAN 200 AFTERSHOCKS (up to M6.0) HINDERED S AND R,
AND KEPT PEOPLE SLEEPING OUTSIDE THEIR
HOMES
VAN: INITIAL SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS
VAN: INITIAL SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS
ERCIS: SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS INTENSIFIES
VAN: FRANTIC SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS
INTENSIVE SEARCH AND RESCUE AS TIME RUNS OUT
IMMEDIATE NEEDS: MEDICAL
• SUPPLEMENTAL MEDICAL ASSIST-ANCE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OVER 1,300 WHO WERE INJURED AND THOSE PULLED FROM COLLAPSED BUILDINGS, AND TO PREVENT DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH THE GROWING NUMBER OF DEAD BODIES (e.g., more than 100 stacked next to the hospital).
THE INJURED HAVE IMMEDIATE MEDICAL NEEDS
THE RESCUED HAVE IMMEDIATE MEDICAL NEEDS
THE RESCUED HAVE IMMEDIATE MEDICAL NEEDS
IMMEDIATE NEEDS: PORTABLE HOSPITALS
• PORTABLE HOSPITALS TO EXTEND THE FUNCTIONS OF THE HOSPITAL THAT WAS BADLY DAMAGED AND LOST ITS MAIN FUNCTION IN THE EARTHQUAKE.
IMMEDIATE NEEDS: DEBRIS REMOVAL AND RESTORATION
• SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR DEBRIS REMOVAL AND RESTORATION OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES (E.G., POWER, WATER, SEWAGE, AIRPORT, ROADS AND BRIDGES).
ERCIS: MOUNTAIN OF RUBBLE TO BE REMOVED