Case Study - Chile/Nepal

Question 1

Primary effects of Chilean earthquake

Answer 1

• 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

Question 2

Chilean earthquake - deaths
P-effects

Answer 2

5000

Question 3

Chilean earthquake - injuries
P-effects

Answer 3

12,000

Question 4

Chilean earthquake - how many buildings destroyed?
P-effects

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Chilean earthquake - estimated cost of damage
P-effects

Answer 5

$30 billion

Question 6

Secondary effects of Chilean earthquake

Answer 6

• 1500km of roads damaged by landslides
• many remote communities cut off
• coastal towns damaged by tsunami waves
• fire at a chemical plant in Santiago

Question 7

Chilean earthquake - how much road damaged by landslides?
S-effects

Answer 7

1500km

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Tsunami waves

Question 9

Primary effects of Nepalese earthquake

Answer 9

• 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

Question 10

Nepalese earthquake - deaths
P-effects

Answer 10

9000

Question 11

Nepalese earthquake - injuries
P-effects

Answer 11

20,000

Question 12

Nepalese earthquake - how many people affected?
P-effects

Answer 12

8 million (1/3 Nepal population)

Question 13

Nepalese earthquake - how many homeless?
P-effects

Answer 13

3 million

Question 14

Nepalese earthquake - which basic supplies affected?
P-effects

Answer 14

• water supplies
• electricity
• communications
• sanitation

Question 15

Nepalese earthquake - how many needed food, water and shelter for weeks after the earthquake?
P-effects

Answer 15

1.4 million people

Question 16

Nepalese earthquake - %age of shops destroyed
P-effects

Answer 16

50%

Question 17

Nepalese earthquake - cost of damage
P-effects

Answer 17

$5 billion

Question 18

Secondary effects of Nepalese earthquake

Answer 18

• landslides and avalanches blocked roads
• 19 killed by avalanches on Mt. Everest
• Gandaki River blocked by landslide, causing flooding

Question 19

Nepalese earthquake - ___ blocked roads
S-effects

Answer 19

Landslides / avalanches

Question 20

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

Answer 20

19

Question 21

Nepalese earthquake - Gandaki River
S-effects

Answer 21

Blocked by a landslide, causing flooding

Question 22

Nepalese earthquake - why was no tsunami triggered
S-effects

Answer 22

The earthquake was on land, not at sea

Question 23

Chile - GDP rank

Answer 23

38th

Question 24

Nepal - GDP rank

Answer 24

109th

Question 25

Chile - HDI rank

Answer 25

41st

Question 26

Nepal - HDI rank

Answer 26

145th

Question 27

Immediate responses to Chilean earthquake

Answer 27

- 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

Question 28

Chilean earthquake - what was supplied internationally? Imm

Answer 28

Satellite phones, floating bridges and field hospitals

Question 29

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

Answer 29

10 days - 90%

Question 30

Chilean earthquake - money raised in national appeal Imm

Answer 30

$60 million

Question 31

Chilean earthquake - how many emergency shelters built Imm

Answer 31

30,000

Question 32

Long-term responses to Chilean earthquake

Answer 32

- housing reconstruction plan helped 200,000 affected households - strong economy rebuilt without much foreign aid

Question 33

Chilean earthquake - how many households helped by reconstruction plan L-term

Answer 33

200,000

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Strong economy

Question 35

Immediate responses to Nepalese earthquake

Answer 35

- 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

Question 36

Nepalese earthquake - examples of international support Imm

Answer 36

- water - healthcare - search & rescue - financial aid

Question 37

Nepalese earthquake - how many tents for the homeless? Imm

Answer 37

500,000

Question 38

Nepalese earthquake - how were overcrowded hospitals supported? Imm

Answer 38

Field hospitals

Question 39

Nepalese earthquake - how many migrated to capital? Imm

Answer 39

300,000

Question 40

Long-term responses to Nepalese earthquake

Answer 40

- 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

Question 41

Nepalese earthquake - how many schools rebuilt/repaired? L-term

Answer 41

7000

Question 42

Nepalese earthquake - Jun 2015 L-term

Answer 42

International conference held to seek tehnical and financial support