wikiHow – Disaster Preparedness – Earthquake and Tsunami

Collection of wikiHow articles relating to individual/community disaster preparation and survival.

http://www.wikihow.com/Category:Earthquakes-and-Tsunamis

Here is a selection:

• Prepare for an Earthquake
• Survive a Tsunami
• Survive an Earthquake
• Survive an Earthquake in Your Car
• Act After an Earthquake
• Adapt to an Earthquake in the Mountains
• Deal With Being Indoors During an Earthquake

• Help Your Community Prepare for an Earthquake
• Know Naturally when Earthquake Will Strike
• Prepare for a Tsunami
• Protect Your Home During an Earthquake
• Protect Yourself During an Earthquake if You Are Disabled
• React During an Earthquake
• React Safely to an Earthquake
• Survive a Tsunami (for Kids)
• Understand Tsunami Notification Terms

Filed under: Current Information, Earthquakes　地震, Education and Advice, Preparing for a Tsunami, Preparing for an Earthquake, Survival Information, Tsunamis　津波, 2011, Crisis Information, Disaster Preparation, Earthquake, English Sources, Help Sources, Survival, Tsunami

Emergency iPhone apps

A list of potentially useful iPhone / smartphone apps for emergency situations:

Earthquake

Yurekuru Call

This is a push notification app. which gives you notice of earthquake warnings with an estimated seismic intensity (the Japanese seven-stage seismic scale) and arrival time of the tremor to the specific location where you registered.

iQuakes Earthquake Tracker for iPhone

Find the details on the latest earthquakes around the world on your iPhone or iPod touch along with the earthquake date, time, location, magnitude, depth, location maps and more from the USGS.

First Aid

iFirstAid

Pocket First Aid CPR from the American Heart Association

WebMD

Emergency Aid

Pet First Aid

Medical Contacts

mPassport Tokyo

mPassport is a mobile, medical concierge that helps visitors to get quality medical care when and where they need it.

Survival

SAS Survival Guide

Superb guide by John ‘Lofty’ Wiseman. Essential survival information for various situations/climates.

wikiHow: How to and DIY Survival Kit

Survival Pocket Reference

US Army Survival Guide

Filed under: Animals, Communications, Current Information, Education and Advice, Essentials, First Aid, Preparing for an Earthquake, Survival Information, Telephone Service, 2011, Crisis Information, Earthquake, Education, English Sources, First Aid, Help Sources, iPhone, iPhone app, Smartphone, Survival, Tsunami

Surviving a Tsunami—Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan

Tsunami survival information from the USGS, prepared in cooperation with Universidad Austral de Chile, the University of Tokyo, the University of Washington, the Geological Survey of Japan, and the Pacific Tsunami Museum.

http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1187/

Filed under: Current Information, Education and Advice, Preparing for a Tsunami, Survival Information, Tsunamis　津波, Crisis Information, Disaster Preparation, Earthquake, Education, Japan, Survival, Tsunami

Helping Kids in Japan: A Trauma Guide for Caregivers and Volunteers Working With Children

Good article by William Spear on how to approach caring for children tramatised by the events in Japan.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-spear/japan-earthquake_b_839810.html

Filed under: Blogs　ブログ, Children, Dealing with Trauma, Disaster Japan, Medical Concerns, PTSD and Psychiatric Assistance, Relief, 2011, Children, Crisis Information, Earthquake, Education, Help Sources, Japan, PTSD, Relief, Trauma, Tsunami, Volunteering

Time: Silent Killer

Time: Silent Killer

Filed under: Current Information, Diabetes, Education and Advice, Medical Concerns, Medical Conditions, Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes

Concentration of radioactivity in water by prefecture

Information sourced from the Ministry of Education.

http://atmc.jp/water/

 

 

Filed under: Current Information, Education and Advice, Food and Water, Google, Government, Latest News, News Sources, Other Languages, Regional Information, Water, 2011, Crisis Information, Drinking Water, Earthquake, English Sources, Government, Help Sources, Japan, Radiation, Radiation Fears, Tsunami, Water, Water Sources

Sendai – Multilingual radio information broadcasts

From Kyodo News

http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/80492.html

 

TOKYO, March 23, Kyodo

 

Three local FM radio stations in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai are offering a multilingual program to provide disaster-related information for foreign residents in the city, which was hit by the March 11 catastrophic quake, an association for foreign residents said Wednesday.

 

The 10-minute program in English, Chinese, Korean and easy Japanese is provided by the Sendai International Relations Association in the city and offers information on issues related to the disaster and reconstruction from the Sendai city government and other institutions including foreign embassies.

 

Sendai-based radio station Date fm started broadcasting the program for listeners who do not speak Japanese on March 11, while Radio3 and fm Taihaku started broadcasting earlier this week, the association known as SIRA said.

 

The information provided in the program includes notices of restoration of water and gas supply, evacuation advisories from foreign embassies and information on how to prevent the spread of infectious disease while living in crowded shelters.

 

Radio channels are 77.1 MHz for Date fm, 76.2 MHz for Radio3 and 78.9 MHz for fm Taihaku.

SIRA also provides such information and assistance to foreigners via telephone and its blog on the Internet.

 

==Kyodo

Filed under: Communications, Current Information, Education and Advice, Emergency Contact Information, News Sources, Other Languages, Sendai 仙台, Survival Information, 2011, Communications, Crisis Information, Earthquake, English Sources, Japan, Radio, Sendai 仙台, Tsunami

WHO Manual for the health care of children in humanitarian emergencies

Downloadable manual (pdf format) in English and French from the World Health Organization.

http://www.who.int/child_adolescent_health/documents/9789241596879/en/index.html

May be of use to volunteers, aidand health workers on the ground or assisting in evacuation and refugee centers.

Filed under: Children, Current Information, Dealing with Trauma, Education and Advice, Other Languages, Relief, Volunteering, 2011, Children, Crisis Information, Earthquake, English Sources, Help Sources, Japan, Relief, Tsunami, Volunteering

Tokyo Voluntary Action Center

Tokyo Voluntary Action Center is gathering and posting information in coordination with regional social welfare councils, NPOs and NGOs.

Tokyo Voluntary Action Center – English page

http://www.tvac.or.jp/di/20996.html

Filed under: Aid, Current Information, Disaster Japan, Earthquakes　地震, Education and Advice, Information Gathering, Organizations, Relief, Sendai Earthquake, March 11, 2011, Volunteering, What You Can Do, Charity, Donating, English Sources, Help Sources, Relief, Volunteering

Ashinaga – Helping Children Orphaned in Tohoku Tsunami Disaster

“ASHINAGA is a non-profit organization in Japan. Since it was founded in 1969, more than 60,000 orphans have graduated from schools with ASHINAGA scholarship support.

We have two main jobs. One is to provide financial support to children who have lost either one or both of their parents. The other is to provide emotional support. We hold summer camps for ASHINAGA scholars every summer, where children can express their sorrow and share feelings together. We also provide constant emotional care programs at Kobe Rainbow House, which was built in 1999 as the first day care center for orphans in Japan.

Emergency Response to the Tohoku Tsunami Disaster

We at ASHINAGA express our heartfelt sympathy for the tragic loss of life ensuing the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated Northeastern Japan.
As in all emergencies of such crippling magnitude, children who have lost their parents/guardians are the most vulnerable.

ASHINAGA stands ready to assist these children in their days of greatest need.
We are now accepting donations in support of activities related to the financial aide, education and emotional care of children orphaned from the Tohoku Tsunami disaster.”

Website in English

http://www.ashinaga.org/e/index.php

Filed under: Aid, Children, Current Information, Donations, Earthquakes　地震, Monetary, Organizations, Relief, 2011, Charity, Children, Crisis Information, Donating, Earthquake, Help Sources, Japan, Orphans, Tsunami