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Case Study - Chile/Nepal Flashcards

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Primary effects of Chilean earthquake

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  • 5000 deaths and 12,000 injuries
  • 200,000+ homes, over 4000 schools, 53 ports and 56 hospitals destroyed
  • Santiago airport badly damaged
  • power, water and communication lost throughout Chile
  • $30bn damage
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Chilean earthquake - deaths
P-effects

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5000

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Chilean earthquake - injuries
P-effects

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12,000

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Chilean earthquake - how many buildings destroyed?
P-effects

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200,000+ homes
4000+ schools
53 ports
56 hospitals

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Chilean earthquake - estimated cost of damage
P-effects

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$30 billion

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Secondary effects of Chilean earthquake

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  • 1500km of roads damaged by landslides
  • many remote communities cut off
  • coastal towns damaged by tsunami waves
  • fire at a chemical plant in Santiago
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Chilean earthquake - how much road damaged by landslides?
S-effects

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1500km

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Chilean earthquake - how were coastal towns affected?
S-effects

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Tsunami waves

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Primary effects of Nepalese earthquake

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  • 9000 deaths and 20,000 injuries
  • 8mn affected (1/3 Nepal’s population)
  • 3 million homeless
  • electricity, water supplies, sanitation and communications affected
  • food water and shelter needed by almost 1.5mn people for several weeks
  • 50% of shops destroyed (affected food supplies)
  • $5 billion in damage
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Nepalese earthquake - deaths
P-effects

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9000

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Nepalese earthquake - injuries
P-effects

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20,000

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Nepalese earthquake - how many people affected?
P-effects

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8 million (1/3 Nepal population)

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Nepalese earthquake - how many homeless?
P-effects

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3 million

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Nepalese earthquake - which basic supplies affected?
P-effects

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  • water supplies
  • electricity
  • communications
  • sanitation
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Nepalese earthquake - how many needed food, water and shelter for weeks after the earthquake?
P-effects

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1.4 million people

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Nepalese earthquake - %age of shops destroyed
P-effects

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50%

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Nepalese earthquake - cost of damage
P-effects

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$5 billion

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Secondary effects of Nepalese earthquake

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  • landslides and avalanches blocked roads
  • 19 killed by avalanches on Mt. Everest
  • Gandaki River blocked by landslide, causing flooding
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Nepalese earthquake - ___ blocked roads
S-effects

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Landslides / avalanches

20
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Nepalese earthquake - how many killed by avalanches on Mt. Everest?
S-effects

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19

21
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Nepalese earthquake - Gandaki River
S-effects

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Blocked by a landslide, causing flooding

22
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Nepalese earthquake - why was no tsunami triggered
S-effects

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The earthquake was on land, not at sea

23
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Chile - GDP rank

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38th

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Nepal - GDP rank

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109th

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Chile - HDI rank

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41st

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Nepal - HDI rank

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145th

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Immediate responses to Chilean earthquake

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  • quick action by emergency services
  • international help to supply field hospitals, satellite phones and floating bridges
  • temporary repairs to route 5 highway
  • power and water restored to 90% of homes in 10 days
  • $60mn raised in national appeal to build 30,000 emergency shelters
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Chilean earthquake - what was supplied internationally?
Imm

A

Satellite phones, floating bridges and field hospitals

29
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Chilean earthquake - after __ days __% of homes had water and power restored
Imm

A

10 days - 90%

30
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Chilean earthquake - money raised in national appeal
Imm

A

$60 million

31
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Chilean earthquake - how many emergency shelters built
Imm

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30,000

32
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Long-term responses to Chilean earthquake

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  • housing reconstruction plan helped 200,000 affected households
  • strong economy rebuilt without much foreign aid
33
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Chilean earthquake - how many households helped by reconstruction plan
L-term

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200,000

34
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Chilean earthquake - why was little foreign aid needed
L-term

A

Strong economy

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Immediate responses to Nepalese earthquake

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  • international search & rescue teams, water and medical support
  • helicopters rescued hikers on Mt. Everest and delivered supplies to cut-off communities
  • 500,000 tents for the homeless
  • financial aid from many countries
  • field hospitals to support overcrowded hospitals
  • 300,000 migrated to capital for shelter with loved ones
  • satellites mapped damaged areas
36
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Nepalese earthquake - examples of international support
Imm

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  • water
  • healthcare
  • search & rescue
  • financial aid
37
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Nepalese earthquake - how many tents for the homeless?
Imm

A

500,000

38
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Nepalese earthquake - how were overcrowded hospitals supported?
Imm

A

Field hospitals

39
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Nepalese earthquake - how many migrated to capital?
Imm

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300,000

40
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Long-term responses to Nepalese earthquake

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  • roads repaired/landslides cleared
  • lakes formed by landslides drained to avoid flooding
  • thousands of homeless people rehomed
  • 7000 schools rebuilt/repaired
  • stricter building codes
  • Jun 2015: intl. conference to seek technical and financial support
  • tourist sites reopened to bring in income
  • repairs to Everest base camp and trekking routes
41
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Nepalese earthquake - how many schools rebuilt/repaired?
L-term

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7000

42
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Nepalese earthquake - Jun 2015
L-term

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International conference held to seek tehnical and financial support

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