Japan: Earthquake & Tsunami
Situation Report No. 1
Date: 12 Mar 2011
This report is produced by OCHA. It was issued by the Regional Office in Asia Pacific with input from offices in Japan, Papua New Guinea and Fiji. It covers the period from 11 to 12 March. The next report will be issued on the 13 March.
I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES
- Government of Japan mobilizes thousands of troops, planes and ships for a massive emergency response operation
- State of Emergency declared due to the threat posed by reactors in two nuclear power plants, thousands of people evacuated in response
- Emergency specialist teams from a number of countries deployed to help rescue survivors
- No reported impact from tsunamis in the Pacific Islands and all tsunami warnings have been withdrawn
No comments:
Post a Comment