The earthquake and tsunami that occurred in Japan, on Friday (11 / 3) reminds people of Indonesia in the same accident, December 26, 2004. But even though the same disaster-prone country, Japan should be recognized far defeated Indonesia. Japan's preparedness to face catastrophic earthquake and tsunami, can certainly be a lesson for Indonesia to minimize casualties.
In 2004, when an earthquake measuring 9.3 on the Richter Scale (SR) in 160 km west of Aceh as deep as 10 kilometers to happen, Indonesia must grieve for a long time. The earthquake followed by tsunami claimed an estimated 230,000 people were killed, 140,000 people missing and 1.1269 million people left homeless by the tsunami waves swept as high as 9 meters in an instant.
This disaster is the biggest tragedy in the history of Indonesia's death. Indian Ocean tsunami death toll up to take even this to neighboring countries like Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand and other coastal states. The death toll was inevitable because of the lack of early warning from the government.
But from the record several times historical earthquake and tsunami that occurred in Japan, the death toll could be much reduced. The earthquake that occurred on Friday (11 / 3), was reportedly 'only' take casualties in a matter of decades. Even the earthquake that occurred two days earlier, on Wednesday (9 / 3) with initial strength of SR 7.3, not managed to bring casualties.
To be aware of the earthquake and tsunami, it should be Japanese teachers. Japan always learn from the sadness Kanto earthquake which occurred in 1891. Earthquake 120 years ago that a magnitude 7.9 Richter scale, killing about 140,000 people in the region around Tokyo.
Since then, the development of cities and even countries, Japan, which became known as a state earthquakes and typhoon winds finally made following the development scheme of nature. Maybe in the world, only Japan that has a Ministry for Disaster Management (Disaster Management Ministry), which each year has a budget of several hundred billion. Because in Japan, 5 percent of their budget required to anticipate the disaster in order to protect about 127 million people from the impact of disasters can happen anytime.
Compare with Indonesia, despite being in the path of disaster and has a population of nearly 229 million people, the budget in anticipation of disaster is only budgeted 100 billion alone in 2011. Earlier in the year 2010, the budget actually only Rp50 billion disaster. Can not imagine, how much budget Aceh when the tsunami hit Indonesia in 2004?
Back in Japan, the country is also making evacuation routes modern earthquake including open spacious gardens at every point of the city to gather points. Japan is also building all the tall buildings and offices, even home residents with anti-earthquake design. Early earthquake anticipation System (Early Warning System) has always worked well before the disaster terrorizing the citizens.
Subway trains used to transport nearly 70 percent of the people of Japan and a nuclear reactor is also directly off automatically when there is an earthquake. Approximately 4 million elevators in tall buildings also stopped so the earthquake happened. Japan also has a special power when disaster. Even the anticipation of overcoming the earthquake to be one compulsory curriculum for elementary school students in Japan. Exercise anticipation of the earthquake and tsunami, was always done many times.
Since 1960, the Japanese government was set on 1 September as Disaster Prevention Day to commemorate the great Kanto earthquake. This warning is also to remind the Japanese people about the importance of preparation to face disaster. Therefore, Japanese people are so used once the face of disaster because every September 1, at various places in Japan held exercises deal with the earthquake and tsunami.
Danny Hilman Natawijadja earthquake experts from the Laboratory of Earthquake Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) on JPNN said Indonesia should learn from Japan. Moreover, the number of victims claimed by the earthquake and tsunami in Aceh is much greater than the Kanto earthquake which makes Japan a lot to learn.
Far''very, very far between Indonesia and Japan. They are more in terms of infrastructure, government attention and consciousness of its people. Indonesia could have been after him, never too late. Must dare to prepare a budget that big, if you want to avoid the collapse of a larger loss of life as well. Disasters are unpredictable when they come from,''said Danny. If Japan can take valuable lessons from the Kanto earthquake, whether Indonesia can learn from the tsunami disaster in Aceh in 2004? Let's wait together. (Afz / jpnn)
In 2004, when an earthquake measuring 9.3 on the Richter Scale (SR) in 160 km west of Aceh as deep as 10 kilometers to happen, Indonesia must grieve for a long time. The earthquake followed by tsunami claimed an estimated 230,000 people were killed, 140,000 people missing and 1.1269 million people left homeless by the tsunami waves swept as high as 9 meters in an instant.
This disaster is the biggest tragedy in the history of Indonesia's death. Indian Ocean tsunami death toll up to take even this to neighboring countries like Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand and other coastal states. The death toll was inevitable because of the lack of early warning from the government.
But from the record several times historical earthquake and tsunami that occurred in Japan, the death toll could be much reduced. The earthquake that occurred on Friday (11 / 3), was reportedly 'only' take casualties in a matter of decades. Even the earthquake that occurred two days earlier, on Wednesday (9 / 3) with initial strength of SR 7.3, not managed to bring casualties.
To be aware of the earthquake and tsunami, it should be Japanese teachers. Japan always learn from the sadness Kanto earthquake which occurred in 1891. Earthquake 120 years ago that a magnitude 7.9 Richter scale, killing about 140,000 people in the region around Tokyo.
Since then, the development of cities and even countries, Japan, which became known as a state earthquakes and typhoon winds finally made following the development scheme of nature. Maybe in the world, only Japan that has a Ministry for Disaster Management (Disaster Management Ministry), which each year has a budget of several hundred billion. Because in Japan, 5 percent of their budget required to anticipate the disaster in order to protect about 127 million people from the impact of disasters can happen anytime.
Compare with Indonesia, despite being in the path of disaster and has a population of nearly 229 million people, the budget in anticipation of disaster is only budgeted 100 billion alone in 2011. Earlier in the year 2010, the budget actually only Rp50 billion disaster. Can not imagine, how much budget Aceh when the tsunami hit Indonesia in 2004?
Back in Japan, the country is also making evacuation routes modern earthquake including open spacious gardens at every point of the city to gather points. Japan is also building all the tall buildings and offices, even home residents with anti-earthquake design. Early earthquake anticipation System (Early Warning System) has always worked well before the disaster terrorizing the citizens.
Subway trains used to transport nearly 70 percent of the people of Japan and a nuclear reactor is also directly off automatically when there is an earthquake. Approximately 4 million elevators in tall buildings also stopped so the earthquake happened. Japan also has a special power when disaster. Even the anticipation of overcoming the earthquake to be one compulsory curriculum for elementary school students in Japan. Exercise anticipation of the earthquake and tsunami, was always done many times.
Since 1960, the Japanese government was set on 1 September as Disaster Prevention Day to commemorate the great Kanto earthquake. This warning is also to remind the Japanese people about the importance of preparation to face disaster. Therefore, Japanese people are so used once the face of disaster because every September 1, at various places in Japan held exercises deal with the earthquake and tsunami.
Danny Hilman Natawijadja earthquake experts from the Laboratory of Earthquake Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) on JPNN said Indonesia should learn from Japan. Moreover, the number of victims claimed by the earthquake and tsunami in Aceh is much greater than the Kanto earthquake which makes Japan a lot to learn.
Far''very, very far between Indonesia and Japan. They are more in terms of infrastructure, government attention and consciousness of its people. Indonesia could have been after him, never too late. Must dare to prepare a budget that big, if you want to avoid the collapse of a larger loss of life as well. Disasters are unpredictable when they come from,''said Danny. If Japan can take valuable lessons from the Kanto earthquake, whether Indonesia can learn from the tsunami disaster in Aceh in 2004? Let's wait together. (Afz / jpnn)
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