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Okushiri Tsunami disaster and reconstruction - Asian Disaster Reduction Center Taichi Kusaka 5.5m sea wall Sea urchin monument Nabetsuru Rock

Okushiri IslandFishery Tourism Main Industries are:

Multiple Disasters 1. Earthquake 2. Tsunami 3. Fires

Facts 12 July 1993 Magnitude of the earthquake: M 7.8 Maximum wave height: 31m Fatalities: 239 (198 in Okushiri) Fire and landslide as secondary disaster Tsunami arrival: minutes (Inaho) 5 minutes (Aonae) Inaho Memorial

Tsunami - the largest destructive force Inaho was hit 2-3 minutes after quake. 2-3 minutes at Inaho 5 minutes at Aonae Reconstructed Inaho Hatsumatsumae

Inaho District Grandmother and the elder grand daughter were saved on the upper floor. The mother and the younger daughter lost their lives on the ground floor. No house was safe. School

Aonae District At 7 am 13 July 1993, Kyodo Tsunami and fires devastated this fishermen’s town. Tsunami Tsunami Tsunami Tsunami

Three ways to escape? Many who tried to escape by car died. Others on higher ground were saved.

Awareness –Risk Areas, Pamphlets –Evacuation Routes –Memorials and Museum Facilities –Communications –Shelters, Sea walls and tide gates Countermeasures in Okushiri Radio terminal

23.3 meters 11.7m Risk Areas From tsunami records

Evacuation Routes Solar-powered sign post Safety Area Sign

Memorials and Museum Tsunami Museum opens in 2000 Please remember... All the names are here... Granite stone monument

Communications 24 hours a day 365 days a year Radio Communications Center at Okushiri Town Office Hokkaido Satellite Network Mobile Communicators

Tide gates Aonae Elementary School and Sea Walls Shelters Waves Piloti

Rest in peace. People remember 12 July 1993 and are better prepared now. Beyond time and space...