october 2015 earthquake in afghanistan: need for improved tools for rapid damage assessment
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NEEDS ASSESSMENTOCTOBER 26TH AFGHANISTAN EARTHQUAKE
OCTOBER 28, 2015
AT 1:39 pm, OCTOBER 26, 2015, THE TECTONIC PLATES
IN THE VICINITY OF AFGHANISTAN THAT HAVE
BEEN MOVING FOR 200 MILLION YEARS MOVED
ONCE AGAIN
KEY ASPECTS OF THE EARTHQUAKE
• The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter was in the far northern Afghan province of Badakhshan, which borders Pakistan, Tajikistan and China.
• The quake was 213 kilometers (130 miles) deep and the epicenter was 73 kilometers (45 miles) south of the provincial capital, Fayzabad.
The epicenter of the earthquake was near the
Afghan city of Jarm, a rural and sparsely populated
area.
LOCATION OF EARTHQUAKE
NOTE: THE DEPTH OF THE EARTHQUAKE FOCUS—213 KM–
NOT 10 KM AS IN THE 2005 KASHMIRE EARTHQUAKE, KEPT
THE DISASTER FROM BEING EVEN WORSE
AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
INITIAL IMPACTS OF THE EARTHQUAKE
• The death toll, which reached at least 300 late Monday, is expected to rise sharply.
• In Pakistan, at least 228 people were killed, with more than 1,000 injured,
• The corresponding tolls in Afghanistan were lower, but included 12 school girls who died in a stampede .
IMPACT ASSESSMENT:WED., OCT.26TH
• The death toll has reached 360 with over 2,000 injured, but both tolls are still expected to rise sharply.
NEEDS ASSESSMENT:WED., OCT. 28TH
• . Earthquake-affected communities are in dire need of food support, winter kits, emergency health assistance and non-food items..
NEEDS ASSESSMENT:WED., OCT. 28
• Many have lost their homes, in addition to personal belongings and food stocks, as freezing temperatures affect the northern parts of both countries.
• Many areas are still inaccessible due to landslides, road damage and disrupted communication networks.
•
Afghanistan’s and Pakistan’s armies are
leading the initial search and rescue and response
operations
LANDSLIDES HINDER OPERATIONS
AFGHANISTAN: TAKHAR PROVINCE
AFGHANISTAN:KABUL
AFGHANISTAN:KABUL
AFGHANISTAN:KABUL
PAKISTAN
PAKISTAN
PAKISTAN
PAKISTAN: SOLDIER LOADING RELIEF SUPPLIES
PAKIISTAN DECLARED THAT IT DID NOT NEED INTERNATIONAL
ASSISTANCE
The impacts in Pakistan were far less severe than in the
October 2005 earthquake that killed 78,000
THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE
REGIONAL EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE:AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM,
OR IS IT?
YOUR COMMUNITY
DATA BASES AND INFORMATION
HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS
• MONITORING• HAZARD MAPS• INVENTORY• VULNERABILITY• LOCATION
RISKACCEPTABLE RISK
UNACCEPTABLE RISK
BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE
• PREPAREDNESS• PROTECTION• EM RESPONSE• RECOSTRUCTION AND
RECOVERY
EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RESILIENCE