Organisations Involved in Earthquake Management
In the USA, organisations that help with earthquakes include:
In the 2011 Sendai, Japan earthquake, there have been responses of local, national and international organisations. According to Japan's foreign ministry, 116 countries and 28 international organizations had offered assistance to Japan. Japan received condolences and assistance from international leaders. Donations to areas totaled ¥520 billion and 930,000 people have assisted in disaster recovery efforts. 1st and 3rd world countries provided assistance to Japan. 1st world countries that helped Japan include Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.
In the aftermath of the earthquake, fire teams, rescue teams and volunteers immediately helped after the tsunami as the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and engineers work to repair the failing reactors. A school was used as a shelter for hundreds who survived the earthquake and the tsunami.
IKEA Japan donated 35 products to 15,000 homes to the Miyagi and Iwate prefectures, the regions most affected by the disaster. Japan's three largest professional wrestling promotions, held a charity event, raising $769,211 for the earthquake victims. Softbank Japan also donated phones to tsunami orphans and pay their phone bills until the children turn 18 and donated 1 billion yen to the Japanese Red Cross. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone provided its communication services free of charge and provided company residences for those affected by the earthquake. Mitsubishi Electric donated company products and goods. Panasonic donated radios, flashlights, solar LED lanterns and batteries. Sony donated 30,000 radios and flashlights. Nintendo donated wiis to the children affected. Suntory donated 1 million 550ml of Suntory water. Prime Minister Naoto Kan had set up a disaster response unit. Within an hour, self-defense forces, police officers and other rescue workers were on their way to the area.
Australia provided the HMAS Sydney and HMAS Tobruk to carry helicopters and also provided Australian Army engineers and medical teams. Fire and Rescue NSW service sent a 76-member Urban Search and Rescue team. This team was transported to Japan via the Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft, which remained in the country to help with the disaster. Two other RAAF C-17's were sent to Japan to transport supplies and equipment, all three moving over 500,000 kg of equipment.
- The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). It helps people in need, promoting earthquake preparedness and prevention and solutions. It brings together national and international humanitarians so that emergencies may be responded to in time.
- The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO). It provides early warning of food crises, and global food supply problems.
- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It assists with planning and mitigation, prevention and preparation.
- The World Food Programme (WFP). It supplies relief food aid.
- The World Health Organization (WHO). It provides emergency health issues.There are also technical guidelines for action and hazard sheets for earthquakes, drought, floods and landslides.
- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. It is the world’s largest humanitarian organization made up of 186 member Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. It helps with international assistance to victims of earthquakes in health emergencies. They also work to carry out earthquake preparation.
- USAID. They assist in earthquake disasters all around the world. They help save lives of victims in a disaster and and provide emergency aids. They provide emergency assistance to millions of people in 40 countries in response to 52 disasters and also provided food to more than 53 million people in 47 countries. They also provide basic services in order help countries recover fast. They mostly help with 3rd world countries' disasters.
In the 2011 Sendai, Japan earthquake, there have been responses of local, national and international organisations. According to Japan's foreign ministry, 116 countries and 28 international organizations had offered assistance to Japan. Japan received condolences and assistance from international leaders. Donations to areas totaled ¥520 billion and 930,000 people have assisted in disaster recovery efforts. 1st and 3rd world countries provided assistance to Japan. 1st world countries that helped Japan include Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.
In the aftermath of the earthquake, fire teams, rescue teams and volunteers immediately helped after the tsunami as the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and engineers work to repair the failing reactors. A school was used as a shelter for hundreds who survived the earthquake and the tsunami.
IKEA Japan donated 35 products to 15,000 homes to the Miyagi and Iwate prefectures, the regions most affected by the disaster. Japan's three largest professional wrestling promotions, held a charity event, raising $769,211 for the earthquake victims. Softbank Japan also donated phones to tsunami orphans and pay their phone bills until the children turn 18 and donated 1 billion yen to the Japanese Red Cross. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone provided its communication services free of charge and provided company residences for those affected by the earthquake. Mitsubishi Electric donated company products and goods. Panasonic donated radios, flashlights, solar LED lanterns and batteries. Sony donated 30,000 radios and flashlights. Nintendo donated wiis to the children affected. Suntory donated 1 million 550ml of Suntory water. Prime Minister Naoto Kan had set up a disaster response unit. Within an hour, self-defense forces, police officers and other rescue workers were on their way to the area.
Australia provided the HMAS Sydney and HMAS Tobruk to carry helicopters and also provided Australian Army engineers and medical teams. Fire and Rescue NSW service sent a 76-member Urban Search and Rescue team. This team was transported to Japan via the Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft, which remained in the country to help with the disaster. Two other RAAF C-17's were sent to Japan to transport supplies and equipment, all three moving over 500,000 kg of equipment.