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LESSONS FROM PAST NOTABLE EARTHQUAKES. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA . PAST NOTABLE EARTHQUAKES. L’AQUILA, ITALY APRIL 6, 2009. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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LESSONS FROM PAST LESSONS FROM PAST NOTABLE EARTHQUAKESNOTABLE EARTHQUAKES
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna,
Virginia, USA
PAST NOTABLE PAST NOTABLE EARTHQUAKESEARTHQUAKES
L’AQUILA, ITALYL’AQUILA, ITALY
APRIL 6, 2009APRIL 6, 2009
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
THE L’AQUILA, ITALY AREA THE L’AQUILA, ITALY AREA WAS DEVASTATED BY A WAS DEVASTATED BY A
MODERATE EARTHQUAKEMODERATE EARTHQUAKE
M6.3M6.33:30 AM3:30 AM
APRIL 6, 2009APRIL 6, 2009
OCCURRENCEOCCURRENCE
LOCATIONLOCATION
L'AQUILA (A TOWN OF 70,000) AND L'AQUILA (A TOWN OF 70,000) AND 26 VILLAGES DEVASTATED26 VILLAGES DEVASTATED
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”
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 SHAKING GROUND SHAKING IS ESSENTIAL IS ESSENTIAL FOR COMMUNITY FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCERESILIENCE..
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..
IMPACTS IMPACTS
BUILDINGSBUILDINGS
SANTA MARIA PAGANICA CHURCHSANTA MARIA PAGANICA CHURCH
A COLLAPSED SCHOOL: A A COLLAPSED SCHOOL: A PROTECTION NIGHTMAREPROTECTION NIGHTMAREA COLLAPSED SCHOOL: A A COLLAPSED SCHOOL: A PROTECTION NIGHTMAREPROTECTION NIGHTMARE
COLLAPSE OF A COLLAPSE OF A SCHOOL, SCHOOL, A “SAFE A “SAFE HAVEN,” HAVEN,” WITH THE WITH THE LOSS OF YOUNG LOSS OF YOUNG LIVES, CAN LIVES, CAN PARALYZE A PARALYZE A COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH GRIEFGRIEF..
ONNA: 3 MILES FROM L'AQUILAONNA: 3 MILES FROM L'AQUILA
ONNAONNA
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.
L'AQUILA: SITE EFFECTS FROM L'AQUILA: SITE EFFECTS FROM LOCATION IN OLD LAKE BEDLOCATION IN OLD LAKE BED
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..
SEARCH AND RESCUESEARCH AND RESCUE
SEARCH AND RESCUESEARCH AND RESCUE
SEARCH AND RESCUESEARCH AND RESCUE
EVACUEE ASLEEP IN CAREVACUEE ASLEEP IN CAR
EVACUATION CENTER: UNIVERSITY EVACUATION CENTER: UNIVERSITY SPORTS CENTERSPORTS CENTER
EVACUEES: A STADIUMEVACUEES: A STADIUM
EVACUEES HOUSED IN STADIUMEVACUEES HOUSED IN STADIUM
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..
VULNERABLE UNREINFORCED VULNERABLE UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS DAMAGEDMASONRY BUILDINGS DAMAGED UNIVERSITY DORM COLLAPSESUNIVERSITY DORM COLLAPSES VULNERABLE VULNERABLE INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGEDINFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGED
AT LEAST TWO HUNDRED DEAD AT LEAST TWO HUNDRED DEAD AND TWO THOUSAND INJUREDAND TWO THOUSAND INJURED TENS OF THOUSANDS LEFT TENS OF THOUSANDS LEFT HOMELESSHOMELESS
Many earthquake survivors Many earthquake survivors had to be transported to had to be transported to RomeRome for surgery and/or for surgery and/or treatment due to shortage of treatment due to shortage of resources in the L’Aquila resources in the L’Aquila areaarea