Review of the Tsunami Evacuation 2017

8:20am
Media release by CCC advising people who were evacuated due to this morning’s earthquake
are now able to go home
8:22am Telephone to (Canterbury Regional Emergency Management Office) to request
update from Canterbury CDEM Group
8:29am Telephone to (Canterbury Regional Emergency Management Office) to request
further update from Canterbury CDEM Group
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8.44am
Email from Mayor to Councillors and to Elected Members advising:
“Thank you for your patience and understanding of the pressures on staff when confronted with
an event like this. I'm glad the evacuation has ended and the EOC has been wound down.
I'm sending this email to make a couple of observations.
First, there was a difference between the notice Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency
Management (MCDEM) put on their website and what they communicated to our regional and
local teams. Our local team responded entirely appropriately to this instruction (which remains
on the CDEM site):
People in all coastal areas should: 1. Stay out of the water (sea, rivers and estuaries, including
boating activities) 2. Stay off beaches and shore areas 3. Do not go sightseeing 4. Share this
information with family, neighbours and friends 5. Listen to the radio and/or TV for updates 6.
Follow instructions of local civil defence authorities 7. If beach threat is forecasted for your area,
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