Lessons from earthquake emergency response in China and supported - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Lessons from earthquake emergency response in China and supported countries LI Yigang, National Earthquake Response Support Service(NERSS) China Earthquake Administration(CEA)

2 Seismotectonic background of China

3 Distribution of strong earthquakes

China has the biggest number of continental earthquakes in the world Land area of Number of continental earthquakes the world 33% 7% =

Death toll by natural disaster since 1950s Earthquake 54% Meteorological 40% Oceanic Geological 1% Other 4% 1% More than half is by earthquake

Historical Big Earthquake Disasters • 2008 M 8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake Fatalities: 69227 Injured: 374643 • 1976 M 7.8 Tangshan Earthquake Fatalities: 240,000 Injured: 160,000 • 1920 M 8.5 Ningxia Haiyuan Earthquake Fatalities: 234,000 • 1556 M 8.0 Shaanxi Huaxian Earthquake Fatalities: 830,000 • 1303 M 8.0 Shanxi Earthquake Fatalities: 200,000

Tangshan Earthquake 1976

Wenchuan Earthquake 2008

Xintai Earthquake: The Start of Earthquake response system

The modern emergency response system was established after 2003, which was known as the SARS YEAR

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Earthquake Emergency Response System of China Government Media Plan NGO Corporation USAR Y = Finicial Military& Police Logistics Volunteer Shelter

CEA Emergency Respose Structure 中国地震局  Information  Decision-making 中国地震局应  Earthquake and secondary disaster monitoring 急指挥部  Foreign rescue teams CEA  Seismic hazard assessment  Emergency rescue Headquarters  Recovery and Reconstruction  Logistics  CISAR 中国地震局现  Secretary  Disaster assessment 场指挥部  Monitoring and Forecasting  Press and Publicity On-site  Logistics Headquarters

China International SAR Team ( CISAR ) Launched in 2001 Former Premier Wen at the Ceremony on 27 April 2001

National t raining base Equipment base with the capacity for 1000-member SAR Teams

Qualified by IEC, 2009 The World 12th, Asian second international heavy rescue team

Distribution of Earthquake Disaster SAR Forces （ Above Provincial Level)

Some response rules with Chinese Characteristics  Local government is the main response force  Swift government response  A unified commanding system  Decisive action making  in-time and transparent issuing

Facts of Wenchuan earthquake • Magnitude: 8.0 • Time: 14:28 Hours, May 12, 2008 • Epicenter: Wenchuan and the area Longmenshan fault 19

Facts of Wenchuan earthquake • Severely Affected Area: 130,000 Km 2 , 51 counties in Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi • Total affected area: 500,000 Km 2 , 417 counties

Facts of the Wenchuan earthquake • Dead: 69227 with 17923 missing • Removed population: 15.10 million • Economic loss: RMB 845.1 Billion • Reconstruction: three years or longer

Former Premier Wen in Dujiangyan

Rescue teams in Beichuan

International USAR Team

20 April Lushan Earthquake Magnitude: 7.0 Death: 196 Missing: 21 Injured: 13484 Area of VI and above: 18682 km²

Intensity Map of 20 April Lushan Earthquake

Premier Li Keqiang Commanding Earthquake Relief Work

CISAR Operations in 20 April Lushan Earthquake

CISAR’s Operations in supported Countries Iran in 2003 Algeria in 2003 Indonesia in 2003 Pakistan in 2005

2010 Haiti Rescue

2011 New Zealand Rescue

2011 Japan Rescue Ō funato 大船渡

2013 ” Haiyan ” Rescue - Chinese medical team in Philippines

2013 ”Haiyan”Rescue PLA-Navy Hosipital Ship Peace ArK in the Philipilnes A baby born in the ship Peace Ark: the largest hospital ship in Asia

Major Experiences of Emergency response with Chinese Characteristics 1. Wise decision and strong leadership from the Party Central Committee and the State Council. 2. Emergency management system featured with unified leadership, classified administration, level-to-level responsibilities and being local oriented has been established nationwide. 3. Preparedness first, and Preparedness and Emergency response combined. 4. Relying on legal system, science, general public and social forces.

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