Review of the Tsunami Evacuation 2017
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shore) is not expected but this assessment may change. People in Napier to north Dunedin,<br />
Cook Straight coastal areas and The Chatham Islands should: stay out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> water, stay <strong>of</strong>f<br />
beaches, do not go sightseeing, follow instructions <strong>of</strong> local civil defence authorities, if beach<br />
threat is forecasted for your area, take appropriate evasive action. Warning will remain in effect<br />
until a cancellation message is issued by MCDEM. Local civil defence authorities will interpret<br />
this information for <strong>the</strong>ir areas and advise public action.<br />
Map attached highlights Christchurch and Banks Peninsula as subject to a tsunami threat at a<br />
level <strong>of</strong> 0.2 -1m tsunami threat levels.<br />
8:02am Telephone to (Canterbury CDEM Group Team Leader) to check that sirens can<br />
be deactivated. Confirmation that <strong>the</strong> cancellation message meant that <strong>the</strong> evacuation was no<br />
longer needed.<br />
CDEM<br />
Mobile phone records<br />
supplied by Spark<br />
Interview with<br />
Interview with<br />
8:08am<br />
8:10am<br />
Text message from Mary Richardson to Mayor and CEO – “No longer land threat. <strong>Evacuation</strong><br />
ended”.<br />
Message posted on CDEM Facebook page advising “people who were evacuated due to this<br />
morning’s earthquake are now able to go home”.<br />
Mary<br />
Richardson, CCC<br />
PIM<br />
Interview with <strong>the</strong> Mayor<br />
CDEM Facebook page<br />
Interview with<br />
8:11am Text message from Mayor to Mary Richardson – “Good news”. Mary<br />
Richardson, CCC<br />
8:14am Telephone call to to deactivate <strong>the</strong> sirens from sounding because MCDEM<br />
advised <strong>the</strong>re was no longer a land threat issued by MCDEM.<br />
CDEM<br />
Interview with <strong>the</strong> Mayor<br />
Mobile phone records<br />
supplied by Spark<br />
Interview with<br />
Interview with<br />
8.15am Sirens deactivated<br />
8:19am Telephone to (Canterbury Regional Emergency Management Office) to request<br />
any updates from Canterbury CDEM Group. Left voicemail message<br />
– Meerkat Alert<br />
Systems<br />
CDEM<br />
Interview with<br />
Mobile phone records<br />
supplied by Spark<br />
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