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Real-Time Impact Analysis and Response using a New Disaster Metrics: 2018 Sulawesi (Indonesia) Earthquake and Tsunami

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2020

YingYing Yew Open the ORCID record for YingYing Yew [Opens in a new window] ,
Pedro Arcos González Open the ORCID record for Pedro Arcos González [Opens in a new window]  and
Rafael Castro Delgado Open the ORCID record for Rafael Castro Delgado [Opens in a new window]
YingYing Yew*
Affiliation:
University of Oviedo, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Unit for Research in Emergency and Disaster, Campus del Cristo, Oviedo, Spain
Pedro Arcos González
Affiliation:
University of Oviedo, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Unit for Research in Emergency and Disaster, Campus del Cristo, Oviedo, Spain
Rafael Castro Delgado
Affiliation:
University of Oviedo, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Unit for Research in Emergency and Disaster, Campus del Cristo, Oviedo, Spain
*
Correspondence: YingYing Yew, PhD Candidate, RN, MPH University of Oviedo Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Unit for Research in Emergency and Disaster Campus del Cristo, E-33006Oviedo, Spain E-mail: ying.purelotus@gmail.com
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Abstract

Introduction:

The Richter Scale measures the magnitude of the seismic activity for an earthquake; however, it does not quantify the humanitarian need at the point of impact. This poses a challenge for humanitarian stakeholders in decision and policy making, especially in risk reduction, response, recovery, and reconstruction. The new disaster metrics tool titled “The YEW Disaster Severity Index” (DSI) was developed and presented at the 2017 World Congress of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, May 2017, Toronto, Canada. It uses a median score of three for vulnerability and exposure indicators, a median score percentage of 100%, and medium YEW DSI scoring of four to five as baseline, indicating the ability to cope within local capacity. Therefore, scoring more than baseline coping capacity indicates that external assistance is needed. This special real-time report was presented at the 2nd National Pre-Hospital Care Conference and Championship, October 2018, Malaysia.

Report:

The aim of this analysis is to present the real-time humanitarian impact and response to the 2018 earthquake and tsunami at Donggala and Palu, Sulawesi in Indonesia using the new disaster metrics YEW DSI. Based on the earthquake (measuring 7.7 on the Richter Scale) and tsunami at Donggala, the humanitarian impact calculated on September 29, 2018 scored 7.4 High in the YEW DSI with 11 of the total 17 indicators scoring more than the baseline coping capacity. The same YEW DSI score of 7.4 was scored on the earthquake and tsunami at Palu, with 13 of the total 17 indicators scoring more than baseline ability to cope within local capacity. Impact analysis reports were sent to relevant authorities on September 30, 2018.

Discussion & Conclusion:

A State of Emergency was declared for a national response, which indicated an inability to cope within the local capacity, shown by the YEW DSI. The strong correlation between the earthquake magnitude, intensities, and the humanitarian impact at Donggala and Palu reported could be added into the science of knowledge in prehospital care and disaster medicine research and practice. As a conclusion, the real-time disaster response was found to be almost an exact fit with the YEW DSI indicators, demonstrating the inability to cope within the local capacity.

Keywords

Disaster Severity Indexexposurehazardnatural disaster Sulawesivulnerability
Type
Special Report
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , February 2020 , pp. 76 - 82
Copyright
© World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2020

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