Case Study - Japan (tsunami only) Flashcards
1
Q
- Name an airport that got destroyed?
A
Sendai airport
2
Q
- What got hit 20 minutes after the earthquake by the tsunami?
A
Ofunato
3
Q
- What was the date it happened?
A
11th March 2011
4
Q
- What did the tsunami breech and where?
A
The costal defence of Miyako
5
Q
- What percentage of people died of drowning from the tsunami?
A
93%
6
Q
- _________ of Japan’s coastlines equipped with _____high walls
A
40%, 10meters
7
Q
- What was the death toll of the tsunami?
A
17,000
8
Q
- How tall was the wall around the nuclear reactor?
A
5.6 meters high
9
Q
- How long in advance were people warned about the tsunami approaching?
A
20 minutes
10
Q
- What triggered the tsunami?
A
Earthquake
11
Q
- How deep was the mass of water lifted?
A
6km deep
12
Q
- How many buildings did the tsunami destroy?
A
473,700
13
Q
- How fast did the tsunami wave travel?
A
500 kmph
14
Q
- How many were left without power?
A
4 million people
