Japan Tsunami

• When was the Tohoku Tsunami?

  11th March 2011
• What caused the Tsunami?

  magnitude 9
• How many people died during Japans event?

  15,853
• how many people were injured in Japan?

  6,023
• how many people were missing in Japan?

  3,282
• how many buildings were damaged in Japan?

  300,000 and 1mil damaged
• damage cost of earthquake and tsunami in Japan?

  $235 billion
• Japan backstory

  -40% of coat had 10m sea wall

  -Japanese Meteorological Agency, set up to predict earthquakes and tsunamis

  -earthquake proof buildings

  -GDP $34,000
• Short term response to Japan

  -tsunami warning gave people 20mins to evac

  -government responded by sending in specially trained people

  -search and rescue teams sent from UK

  -$1 billion is donations
• Long term responses to Japan

  -6 days after event motorway was repaired

  -improved warning and monitoring systems