Situation Report

Paras Nath Sidh activated the disaster desk with a hospital collapse in #Bopal India.  Hospital Officials announced the need for blood donations.  Volunteers shared information with the public to reduce voice calls, the need for blood as well as information on the status of rescue and recovery.  Local TV coverage of the event was broadcast live on http://1tvlive.in/etv-madhya-pradesh-live/ .  Paras monitored local events in news and online in language and provided key translation support for the event. The Kasturbha Gandhi hospital, situated in the BHEL township of Bhopal is run by BHEL. The hospital is operated by state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., Gaur said. Bhopal is about 750 kilometers (465 miles) south of New Delhi. (source)

Information was released in Hindi for the local population as well as English –

#India #Bhopal भोपाल शहर वेबसाइट http://www.bhopal.nic.in/ मध्यप्रदेश आपदा प्रबंधन विभाग वेबसाइट http://mpsdma.nic.in/ #hmrd #bhel

#India #Bhopal City Website http://www.bhopal.nic.in/  MP state disaster mgt. agency http://mpsdma.nic.in/  #hmrd #BHEL

Media :  NDTV Hospital Wing Collapses
Hashtags: #India #Bhopal #bhe (#bhe is Bhopal hospital area)
Volunteers active for this event Bettie, Alice, Paras, Cat, Cindy, Robin, Aline, Chris The desk was active for 2 hours. 

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Volunteers have been monitoring earthquake activity for the last 24 hours. Strong earthquakes were registered in Guatemala as well as Oaxaca, Mexico and light but increased activity along the California coastline.  The following is a report on the quake today in Mexico.  Volunteers monitored for impacts and shared advice from officials inside the impact area.

http://earthquake-report.com  reported “A strong and shallow M 5.5 earthquake (Ml5.94) hit southern Mexico. USGS gives a depth of only 7.5 km. The epicenter was in southern Oaxaca. Also residents in Mexico-City, 365 km north of the epicenter, felt this quake.  The trains were shut down for a few minutes for precaution and then restarted. Other than that, little damage is expected aside from a few additional cracks and collapses from damaged buildings from last year’s earthquake.”  Officials were fast in reporting information on social media and in giving the public options for reporting damage - @GobiernoAmigo  reported that "if your Property was damaged by today’s #earthquake you can report it via Facebook http://on.fb.me/Xa35iB   twitter @072GDF or phone# 072 #terremoto". 

Editorial Note:  We wish to applaud the officials in Mexico for their fast effective coverage in social media.   Below is a sampling of tweets released during this event. The officials used a variety of communications techniques across social media platforms including twitter and facebook.

 Twitter: 

@ SismologicoMEX
If water or gas leak, report it immediately. . # MEXICO  # DF  # EDOMEX  # OAXACA  # CHIAPAS  # GUERRERO  Original text: En caso de encontrarse lejos de una salida, ubíquese debajo de una mesa o escritorio. #MEXICO#DF#EDOMEX#OAXACA#CHIAPAS#GUERRERO"

Remember how important it is to prevent contingencies. Remember protocols on # earthquake and other contingencies with his family. Original Text:  @gobiernoDF Recuerde lo importante que es la prevención ante contingencias. Recuerde protocolos sobre #sismo y otras contingencias con su familia. 

@A_Ahued (Dr. Ahued Secretary of Health of Mexico  reporting to Health Protection Coordinator @felipegordilloa )  
No report of damage to the # RedDeHospitales and # CentrosDeSalud 're at your service # AhuedSEDESADF Original text: Sin reporte de daños en la #RedDeHospitales y #CentrosDeSalud estamos a sus ordenes #AhuedSEDESADF

@WapaTV
Seismic alarm sounds in the capital of Mexico, shaking buildings, yet unknown magnitude." # Earthquake # earthquake # tiemblalatierra  Original text: “@WapaTV: Suena alarma sísmica en la capital de México, tiemblan edificios, magnitud aun desconocida.” #sismo #tiemblalatierra #terremoto

 @GobiernoAmigo
 If your property was damaged by the # earthquake can report today @ 072GDF  Original text: @GobiernoAmigo Si su inmueble sufrió daños a causa del #sismo de hoy puede reportarlo a @072GDF

Hashtags:  The following Hashtags were active during this event #TERREMOTO #MÉXICO #TREMOR #SACUDO  #tiemblalatierra #earthquake #seismos #centrosdsalud #reddehospitales # MEXICO  # DF  # EDOMEX  # OAXACA  # CHIAPAS  # GUERRERO

Official hashtags - #MEXICO  #DF  #EDOMEX  #OAXACA  #CHIAPAS  #GUERRERO
About these hashtags - #Mexico #Oaxaca and #Chiapas are also State names, #DF = is commonly known as Mexico City, #Edomex = estado de mexico = alternatively known abbreviation for state of mexico but some public used #CiudadDeMexico, the following were used by health leaders #centrosd salud = health centers    #reddehospitales = network of hospitals and #tiemblalatierra was used by @WapaTV

Officials:  the following accounts were active during this event
@SismologicoMEX  - National Seismological Service
@ProteccionCMH  - Civil Protection
@GobiernoDF  -  Gov. Federal District Mexico
@cruzroja_mexico – Mexico Red Cross
@felipegordilloa  -  Health Protection Coordination - Chiapas
@A_Ahued - Dr. Ahued Secretary of Health of Mexico 
@072GDF - Agency Management Urbana (AGU) http://www.agu.df.gob.mx/

Facebook:  Agency Management Urbana (AGU) is an agency formed by the mayor of Mexico City, Miguel Angel Mancera Espinosa.  They operate #072 a phone service which is similar to 211 or 311 in the USA. Information about todays quake and methods for the public to report damages was released in both Facebook pages listed below.
https://www.facebook.com/AgenciaDeGestionUrbana
https://www.facebook.com/072GDF

Population information:
Selected Cities Exposed from GeoNames Database of Cities with 1,000 or more residents. via @usgs
MMI City Population
V Santiago Pinotepa Nacional 26k
V San Pedro Jicayan 4k
V Pinotepa de Don Luis 6k
V Santa Maria Huazolotitlan 5k
V San Andres Huaxpaltepec 4k
IV Cuajinicuilapa 9k
III Santa Cruz Xoxocotlan 62k
III Ciudad de Huajuapam de Leon 48k
III Oaxaca de Juarez 263k
III Acapulco de Juarez 652k
II Chilpancingo de los Bravos 165k

The disaster desk was active for approximately sixty minutes for the Guatemala quake and 90 minutes for today’s Mexico Quake.   Thank you to the Volunteers actively monitoring in the last 24 hours include  - Bettie, Christoph, Cindy, Chris, Cat, Paras, Todd, Robin, Magi, Aline, and Alice

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