Edgecumbe Earthquake: Reconnaissance Report

Berrill, J. B.; Chapman, Howard; Clifton, G. C.; Coad, J. N. O.; Cooney, R. C.; Cousins, W. J.; Davidson, B. J.; Gillon, Murray; Granwal, R. J. W.; Hefford, R. T.; Hunt, J.; Jennings, D. N.; Lapish, E. B.; Leslie, P. D.; Macdonald, A. J.; McVerry, Graeme H.; Morrison, Joel L.; O'Brien, Charlotte L; Pemberton, D. G.; Pender, Michael; Pham, Luan Thanh; Riddolls, B. W.; Robertson, T. W.; Rutledge, A. L.; Salt, G. A.; Smaill, Alan; Skinner, R. I.; Smith, Euan; Wellman, H. W.

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“…Because it requires the collaboration of various stakeholders and disciplines, the Van reconnaissance team was chosen to reflect the experience of its members in psychology, sociology, statistics/economics, and architecture. Field observations and interviews were compiled into the reconnaissance report after a review of the relevant literature (Tobriner 2006, Pender 1987. Preliminary evaluations of emergency relief, damage assessment, psychosocial support, economic impacts, and managerial aspects of the Van earthquakes are presented in the following sections.…”

Section: A Reconnaissance Report Of the 2011 Van Earthquakesmentioning

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From Emergency Response to Recovery: Multiple Impacts and Lessons Learned from the 2011 Van Earthquakes

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On 23 October 2011, and then on 9 November 2011, two earthquakes struck the province of Van in eastern Turkey. One month after the first earthquake, between 25 November and 27 November 2011, a reconnaissance team from the Middle East Technical University, Disaster Management Implementation and Research Center (METU DMC) visited the region. The team focused on disaster management activities such as emergency relief, damage assessment, psychosocial support, and economic impacts. Field observations and personal interviews concluded that deficits in mitigation led to shortcomings in the response and rehabilitation operations in Van. Although search and rescue activities were evaluated as satisfactory, there were problems in the organization of support services, temporary accommodation, and delivery of basic needs. This paper presents a reconnaissance report outlining the observations of the interdisciplinary team in the field. It suggests some policies for improvement in the disaster management system in the future.

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Section: A Reconnaissance Report Of the 2011 Van Earthquakesmentioning

confidence: 99%