Table 2.
Region and Event | Source | Downtime Length |
---|---|---|
Kathmandu, Nepal | Estimated downtime | 48 days |
Gorkha Earthquake | Business surveys, from12 | 41 days |
Kathmandu Post Disaster Needs Assessment41 | 37 days | |
Mobile phone data, from25 | 56 days | |
Facebook posts text analysis (n = 299) | 51 days | |
San Juan, Puerto Rico | Estimated downtime | 118 days |
Hurricane Maria | Satellite imagery, from11,37 | 134 days |
Puerto Rico Tourism Company | 97 days | |
U.S. Energy Information Administration | 128 days | |
Facebook posts text analysis (n = 755) | 71 days | |
Juchitan de Zaragoza, Mexico | Estimated downtime | 52 days |
Chiapas Earthquake | Facebook surveys (n = 16) | 63 days |
Facebook posts text analysis (n = 19) | 55 days |
“The earthquakes and series of continuing aftershocks led to the complete closure of schools and colleges for 37 days” (https://www.nepalhousingreconstruction.org/sites/nuh/files/2017-03/PDNA%20Volume%20A%20Final.pdf).