Sendai Japan Tsunami 2011

Question 1

5 Impacts

Answer 1

$300billion total economic damage
16,000 deaths
10% of fishing ports
Fukushima meltdown
25million tonnes of debris

Question 2

5 Successful responses

Answer 2

Tsunami warning issued via SMS received within 3 minutes
100,000 soldiers
4million litres of gasoline transported to powerless areas
Creation of 20,000 jobs

Question 3

4 failed responses

Answer 3

Japan’s meteorological agency underestimated tsunami wave
Only 58% of people headed to high ground
After a year 5% of rubble disposed/ 72% temporary storage
Defences overrun and people exposed