Response to Kumamoto Earthquakes

19 December 2016
Crisis Management Department,Kumamoto prefecture

Areas where the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes occurred・ Two consecutive magnitude 7 earthquakes occurred within 28 hours（First time on record）
・ 20 municipalities in Kumamoto observed over seismic intensity 6 lower.
・ Aftershocks count over 4,100. （as of 29 Nov. 2016)
ForeshockDate: Thu. 14 April 2016
Max. Seismic Intensity: 7
Magnitude: 6.5

Main Shock
Foreshock

Main Shock

Date: Sat. 16 April 2016
Max. Seismic Intensity: 7
Magnitude: 7.3

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Scale of the Earthquakes and Impact to Peoplein Kumamoto Prefecture*83% of the population of Kumamoto Pref. were affected by the earthquakes of more thanSeismic Intensity 6 lower and more than 10 % of the population evacuated (twice morethan the case of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake)of Kumamoto Earthquakes count more than 4,161 times
Earthquake scales & their impacts *Aftershocks
as of 29 Nov. 2016

Over Seismic
Intensity 6 lower

Kumamoto
Earthquake(14 & 16 April 2016)

The Great HanshinAwaji Earthquake

Aftershocks(15 days after theoccurrences)

7 times(including two timesof Seismic Intensity7)

Approx. 1.48 million

2,959 times (Approx. 83% of KumamotoPref.)Approx. 2.32 million
1230(17 January 1995)

Niigata-ken Chuetsu
Earthquake(23 October 2004)

Affected Populations inmunicipalities(over Seismic intensity 6lower)(Approx. 42 % of HyogoPref.)Approx. 0.38 million
5680(Approx. 16% of NiigataPref.)Max. Number of Evacuees*1

Approx. 184,000(10.3% of Kumamoto Pref.)Approx. 317,000(5.7% of Hyogo Pref.)Approx. 103,000(4.2% of Niigata Pref.)*1 No. of evacuees counts only for those who evacuated to designated evacuation shelters and excludes the others suchas those who slept inside of their cars.

2Approx. 160,000 building
damage (more than 8,500
totally collapsed houses)）

Damage to culturalproperties
Kumamoto Castle

286 designated cultural properties wereaffected (National: 97, Prefectural: 57 andMunicipal: 132)

Damages by Kumamoto
Earthquake(as of 28 July 2016)

Depression of roads

Max. 115 points of prefectural roads
were disrupted –routes for logistics wereconcentrated on Route 3 and it caused adisruption of distribution of goods.

Collapsed roads

The picture before the damage was provided by Geospatial Information Authority of Japan

A main route of Aso
Aso--Oita, horizontal axis of Kyushu was completely disrupted
together with Tawarayama route.
Aso region became isolated.

One of major arcades was affected

Damage to commercialfacilities

Route 57 disrupted by hillside failure, collapsed Aso Ohashi (Aso Major Bride)(Approx. 200m)

4Overview of Damages (29 Nov. 2016)* Preliminary figures, but not finalized ones

1 Human Damages
Total: 2,717
Total No. Of People
Death
Severe injury
Slight injury
Total

2 Building Damages
Damaged residences: 175,000<Breakdown of Death>1) Direct death 50 people
2) No of death suspected the related death 95 people
3) Including 2), no. of death identified as the related deaths
based on the Act for the Payment of Solatia for Disaster 55people
4) No. of deaths identified the relation with the heavy rains
between 19-26 June and the Kumamoto Earthquake 5people

Affected
Affectedno.
no.ofofresidences
residences

Totally collapsed
Half collapsedPartly collapsed
Total43 No. of evacuation shelters and evacuees, and restoration of lifelines
Right after the earthquakes, more than 180,000 people were evacuated due to the major damage to lifeline. Since all
the evacuees moved to temporary houses and etc., all the shelters were closed in Kumamoto Pref.
Transition of no. of evacuation shelters and evacuees

183,882
people505
shelters

shelters
evacuees

855 shelters
0 shelter and0 evacuee(18 Nov.
2016)

44,449peopleDamages to lifeline and their restoration（件数）

Restoration ofelectric outageon 20 Apr.

Restoration of gas
supply on 30 Apr.

ElectricityGasWater
Restoration of watersupply on 19 Jul.
except the areas ofevacuation order andadvisory5

Disaster Response (Positive aspects)
1 Rescue activities in collaboration with related organizations
・Rescued approx. 1,700 people due to prompt actions
Support by medical teams

Rescue activities in Minami-Aso mura

Disaster management aircraft parking
helped receive 15C support helicopters

2 Support from National government, Association of Kyushu
National and prefectural join
Prefectural Governors and etc.
・Prompt decision-making at National On-Site
Headquarters composed of national
management officials related to Kumamoto
・Prompt dispatchment of support officers
based on counterpart method organized by
Association of Kyushu Prefectural Governors

・Prompt wide-area medicaltransport was conducted bydisaster medical teams.

Push-type support
プッシュ型支援disaster management
headquarter meeting

・Collecting information by prefectural management
officers at heavily affected municipalities

・Push-type support of goods by national
government (2.6 million foods provided)

6Disaster Response (positive aspects)
3 Support in collaboration with private sectors, rescue by voluntary disastermanagement organizations and fire corps volunteers
・Material supports from private sectors which have agreements with the prefecture
・Improvement of the environment of shelters in collaboration with NPOs
・Rescue activities by voluntary disaster management organizaitons and fire corps
volunteers before the arrival of public help

partitions

Activities by Fire Corps Volunteers

Material support by privatesectors

4 Securement of temporary houses
・Developed temporary houses with comfort and easeutilizing woods from Kumamoto
・Prevented isolation of residents installing small
paths between residences and allowing living withpets
Wooden temporary houses

Everybody’s house7

Disaster Response (Challenges)
1 Damage to Disaster Management Bases・Municipal halls, schools and a supply accumulation base (Guran Messe Kumamoto) were affected.
・Some damaged to non structural parts of buildings such as walls caused problems to use buildings themselves.

Affected city hallCity hall (damaged to non structural parts

Supply accumulation base (damaged to nonstructural parts)

2 Insufficient preparedness of people
・Raising awareness of people for future disasters and preparation for stockpiles at home were in sufficient.

Affected people waiting for emergency supply distribution

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Disaster Response (Challenges)
3 Significant needs of manpower and time for assessing damage accreditation ofresidences ・Due to the complexity of national guideline, it required significant timeand manpower for the assessment.

Support of many staff members from other prefectures

Explanation to residents

4 Confusion at the time of delivery of relief goods
・Difficulty in grasp of necessary amount of goods and information sharing among national,
prefectural and municipal governments
・Difficulty in allocation of staff members at evacuation shelters

Order, receive and manage goods

9Disaster Response (Challenges)
5 Difficulty in grasp of people who evacuate in cars or their own premises
・Difficulty in grasp of overall figure since many people stayed overnight at their cars due to the frequent occurrence ofaftershocks
Medical advise to the people who stayedover night in cars

Many people stayed over night in cars

Support to the people who stayed overnight in cars

6 Over-dependent on management of evacuation shelters bygovernments
・Staff members were too occupied with management of evacuation shelters and this caused aproblem with conducting original duties.

Evacuees overflowed into lobbies.

Government-led management ofevacuation shelters

10Disaster Response(Challenges)
7 Lifeline such as major roads were affected・Difficulty in delivery of goods and human resources

倒壊建物に道路が塞がれる

主要道路の全面通行止め

トンネルの天井が崩落

道路崩壊

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Restoration and Recovery Plan
Goals of Restoration and Recovery“Three Principles of Restoration and Recovery○Minimize the pains of affected people○Aiming at creative recovery, not just building back as same as before○Connecting restoration and recovery to further development ofKumamoto

12Restoration and Recovery Plan from 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes

Fundamental
Principle
Mobilizing collective efforts of people in Kumamoto, maximize theGross Prefectural Happiness in Kumamoto through the next generations.
Future vision ofKumamoto

Hope（夢）
将来が夢にあふれ、希望に満ちている熊本

Safety（安全・安心)
New Kumamoto which transmits
disaster-resilient and proud assets to next
generations and is fulfilled with dreams

災害に強く、安全・安心に生活できる熊本

Pride（誇り）
熊本の宝が継承され、誇りに満ちた熊本

Economy（経済的安定）
経済的に安定し、躍動する熊本13Fundamental Direction of Efforts
Minimization of the pains (emergency restoration)

Creative recovery (Build Back Better)

Restoration and Recovery Plan

Be with affected people and reconstructpeople’s～』living including housing,healthcare, welfare, and education“Restoration of social infrastructure”“Creation of Assets for Future

Restore Kumamoto’s “bases”“ including road,railway, Aso, Kumamoto Castle and disastermanagement bases

Implement measures against a reputational
damage, and revitalize tourism industry,
agriculture, forestry and fishery industry andindustrial and commercial industry“Restoration of communication hubs”- Building the base for future”“Creation of Resilient Local Industries for Future
Generations – Revitalization of local power andwork”“Creation of New Kumamoto Linked to the World

Restore Kumamoto Port, Yatsushiro Port, Aso
Kumamoto Airport and enhance their functions - Challenge to the world and opening up to the world”
Except above mentioned, items to be tackled in 4 years

・Minamata disease, Kawabe Rv. Dam, TPP, enhancement of financial structure of theprefecture
・Empowerment of women, human rights, etc.

Next four year Strategies（まち・ひと・しごと創生総合戦略を一本化）

FutureKumamoto

New Kumamoto which transmits disaster-resilient andproud assets to next generations and is fulfilled with dreams“Creation of life with full of safety and hope-Realization of Safety and Hope”“Reconstruction of life and living”“Revitalization of local industries”

Establishment of future foundation

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Examples of Efforts“Reconstruction of life and living”

Support to living and securement of houses

Wooden temporary houses

Everybody’s house

Devised a creative layout of residences and 1.5 times bigger space than thenormal one
Utilized Kumamoto made woods and tatami and created “warmth”
Taken into consideration of real life of people such as allowing pets in
temporary housings

Status of building temporary houses (as of 14 Nov.)“Everybody’s house” (meeting and communication room) which wasconstructed with Kumamoto-made woods and tatami, was developedin order to prevent isolation of affected people and create an easy-tocommunicate environment among residents and local communities. In
addition, advisors have been sent to meetings that people who areinvolved with support for affected people such as members ofneighborhood associations and social workers get together.

No. of houses to beconstructed

No. of completed houses

No. of houses which have allocatedfor people (as of 15 Nov.)

4,303

4,303

4,167

No. of constructive temporary houses
which have been allocated for people(as of 28 Nov.)

To begin with Nishihara
mura and Kousa cho on
29 Apr., theconstruction wasstarted in 16
municipalities.

11,76915

Examples of Efforts“Restoration of social infrastructure”

Restoration of a road connecting Kumamoto and Aso (Route 57, Aso Ohashi,Tawarayama route)

Rebuilt of Aso Ohashi (Bridge)

九州地方整備局熊本河川国道事務所資料より

16Example of Efforts“Revitalization of local industries”

Revitalization of industries and innovative recovery*Utilizing group subsidies, supported facility improvement of SMEs and restoration of join facilities of SME’s
unions and arcades <2nd year engagement at the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake>

Flow of the project<1st Application>
Approx. 4,000
people of 240
groups appliedin the project.
*Strengthening of financial support
Added new commitment line
At the beginning ofFiscal Year 2016

JPY 30 billion

Support for total amount of credit
guarantee fee
Generally

0.5%~1.35%＋Addition
Special funds for financial facilitation
Small business support funds

０％

130 billion Yen17Example of Efforts
Prompt restoration and large parcellation of farmland and agricultural facilities and infrastructuredevelopment along with agricultural integration*Implementation of not just restoration, but infrastructure development for futures
・Promotion of large parcellation through infrastructure development of wide areas including affected farmland・Accumulated farmland to main providers (local agricultural organizations) helps reduce the burden of farmers
・Generalization (drainage measures) creates the increase of income through rice field + field (wheat, soybeans, out-door grown vegetables)“Revitalization of local industries”

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Example of Efforts“Revitalization of local industries”“Kyushu Recovery Discount”

Prompt recovery of tourism industry and development of new tourism strategies

Restoration of Kumamoto Castle

National Park

“Aso Kuju National Park” was designated asa model of the national park Japan scheme.

“Hitoyoshi Kuma area”“Sakitsu Settlement in AmakusaAmakusa”” Japan Heritage “Hitoyoshi

Organization of international sports festivals

IHF Women’s WorldChampionship

Rugby World Cup

Discover and polish tourist resources in Kumamoto

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Example of Efforts“Restoration of communication hubs”

Aso Kumamoto Airport

Restoration of Aso Kumamoto Airport and Yatsushiro Port and enhancement oftheir functions

Port calls of cruise ships*Development of wide-area disaster management base*Aiming at receiving 70 cruise ships
For the enhancement of the function of a large wideat Yashiro Port, environment of thearea disaster management base, Comprehensive
Disaster Management Aviation Center (provisional) will quay will be improved.
be developed.

In 2017, more than 70 times of port calls
have been requested.
【Takao, Taiwan – Kumamoto Line】 Reopen from 3 June20