RDM - SKOPJE EARTHQUAKE

SUMMARY EFFECTS
Mortality 1,070
Serious injury 3,300
Rescued form ruins 10,000
Sheltered 40,000
Evacuated (3-9 months) 140,000
Displaced 70,000
Mechanical migration 300,000
Direct Losses 1,2 Billion 1963 US$
15% of 1962 GDP of SFRJ
> 2 GDP of R. Macedonia
DATE JULY 26, 1963
TIME (GMT) 04:17:11
EPICENTRAL LATITUDE 42 00.5' N
EPICENTRAL LONGITUDE 21 27.3' E
HYPOCENTRAL DEPTH 5 km
MAGNITUDE (M) 6.1
EPICENTRAL INTENSITY IX
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SEARCH & RESQUE
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SEARCH & RESQUE
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SEARCH & RESQUE
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Within hours - Session of The City Assembly
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Within hours - Field Reception Center
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The same day Evacuation of heavy injuries
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The same day Field hospital - park around Clinical Center
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Within days Tented Shelter Camp
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Within days Organization of public services

Post Office

Pharmacy
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DISASTER & RISK MANAGEMENT

Pre-Disaster
Seismic Risk Assessment
Mittigation/Prevention (Emergrncy
Response Plans)
Preparedness
Post-Disaster
Assessing Damage
Rehabilitation of the affected area
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POST - DISASTER ACTIVITIES
DAMAGE INSPECTION OBJECTIVES
Primary:
To save human life and prevent injuries by
identifying buildings that have been weakened
by the earthquake and are therefore threatened
by subsequent aftershocks
Secondary:
To save properties by identifying emergency
strengtheningneeds and measures (shoring,
bracing, partial or total demolitions etc.);
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POST DISASTER ACTIVITIES

To collect the data necessary for obtaining

reliable estimates of the disaster to allow
authorities to take relief measures, formulate
disaster mitigation policies and allocate
available resources
To provide data that will identify frequent
causes of damage, so that potential
rehabilitation plans may take into account
such assessments;
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