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Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Structure

The first vertical tsunami evacuation structure in north america was built as part of a new elementary school in the ocosta school district at westport. Japan has structures specifically designed for vertical evacuations and the us has building standards for it including foundations that are very deep and reinforced to a higher standard than most buildings and a ground floor level that is open to allow water to flow through.

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Vertical evacuation in this case means evacuating to a high floor of a building instead of leaving the tsunami evacuation zone.