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Simulation Meeting: Samoa Cyclone Preparedness and Emergency Response Geneva, 16 November 2011. David Leng. 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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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David Leng
Simulation Meeting: Samoa Cyclone
Preparedness and Emergency Response
Geneva, 16 November 2011
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Samoa.
Set the Scene
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LocationI
3700 km (~5hrs)
2900 km (~4hrs)
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Samoa.
Background
Popn ~185,000 in country120,000+ overseas
35% urban, 70% Upolu, 30% Savaii330 Villages, 43 Districts
Land Area 1934 sq km
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Samoa.
BackgroundRoading: Good, Complete ring
Electricity Cover: ~95%Mobile Phone Coverage:~90%
Mobile Usage:~65%Popn: 90% coastal
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Samoa.
Background
Popn: 90% coastal35% Urban
~65% live off land (Agrarian)
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Samoa.
Background
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Samoa.
MedicalHospitals :2 Main (Surgical )6 Rural (6 Bed, No Surgical)
13 Light Medical Clinics50 Doctors700 Nurses
1 Medical University (100+ Students
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Samoa.
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Simulation
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Simulation
Stats
4 DaysSustained Winds ~120kph
At times up to 260kph (160+ mph) (110+dB)
Storm Surge ~50 Foot wavesFlooding
Landslides
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Impacts4 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”.
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Impacts4 days
90% Crop loss90% Foliage cover
50% Stock Loss65% 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
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Operational
On GroundLocal Disaster Management Office
Fire and EmergencyOCHA
Red CrossADRA
Ministries
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Operational
ToolsVanilla Ushahidi on server
Google docs COD’s
Want to add sms capability to alerts
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Operational
VirtualHumanity Road – generating field requests
SBTF – generating reportsGdacs – simulated storm surge, wind, path
Imaging?