David Leng Simulation Meeting: Samoa Cyclone Preparedness and Emergency Response Geneva, 16 November 2011.

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David Leng Simulation Meeting: Samoa Cyclone Preparedness and Emergency Response Geneva, 16 November 2011

Samoa. Set the Scene

Location I 3700 km (~5hrs) 2900 km (~4hrs)

Samoa. Background Popn ~185,000 in country 120,000+ overseas 35% urban, 70% Upolu, 30% Savaii 330 Villages, 43 Districts Land Area 1934 sq km

Samoa. Background Roading: Good, Complete ring Electricity Cover: ~95% Mobile Phone Coverage:~90% Mobile Usage:~65% Popn: 90% coastal

Samoa. Background Popn: 90% coastal 35% Urban ~65% live off land (Agrarian)

Samoa. Background

Samoa. Medical Hospitals :2 Main (Surgical ) 6 Rural (6 Bed, No Surgical) 13 Light Medical Clinics 50 Doctors 700 Nurses 1 Medical University (100+ Students

Samoa.

Simulation

Stats 4 Days Sustained Winds ~120kph At times up to 260kph (160+ mph) (110+dB) Storm Surge ~50 Foot waves Flooding Landslides

Impacts 4 days was described as looking like an atomic bomb had hit "there was no green, no buildings standing, no shelter; just total and complete devastation”.

Impacts 4 days 90% Crop loss 90% Foliage cover 50% Stock Loss 65% Building damage (80% housing loss) Fishing: - Reef destruction, Ocean – 20% Boat loss Medical – 50% facility loss -30% Supplies loss -Roading Coastal Road damage -Assessed damages and loss 230% GDP

Operational On Ground Local Disaster Management Office Fire and Emergency OCHA Red Cross ADRA Ministries

Operational Tools Vanilla Ushahidi on server Google docs COD’s Want to add sms capability to alerts

Operational Virtual Humanity Road – generating field requests SBTF – generating reports Gdacs – simulated storm surge, wind, path Imaging?