CASE STUDY : KOBE AND HAITI Flashcards
1
Q
What is the HIC case study?
A
Kobe, Japan
2
Q
Date?
A
17 January 1995, 5:46am
3
Q
Magnitude?
A
7.2 on Richter scale
4
Q
What type of plate margin?
A
- destructive: Philippines plate being subducted below Eurasian plate
5
Q
3 primary effects
A
- 6000 dead + 40,000 injured
- 200000 buildings collapsed
- 120/150 quays in the port destroyed
6
Q
3 secondary effects
A
- roads gridlocked
- aftershocks lasted several days
- damage to electricity + gas pipes caused fires for several days
7
Q
2 immediate responses
A
- temporary shelter given in school gyms + parks
- JSDF cleared rubble + searched for survivors
8
Q
2 long term responses
A
- infrastructure (water, electricity & gas) fully operated by July
- replaced buildings = stronger standards (with fire resistant material built on houses + solid foundations)
9
Q
What is the LIC case study?
A
Haiti
10
Q
Date?
A
12 January 2010
11
Q
Magnitude?
A
7.0 on Richter scale
12
Q
What type of plate margin?
A
- destructive: Caribbean and North American plates
13
Q
3 primary effects
A
- 220,000 dead + 300,000+ injured
- 8 hospitals and many government building destroyed
- 1.3m left homeless
14
Q
3 secondary effects
A
- 2m without food + water
- serious problem of looting
- damage to port & roads = help didn’t arrive
15
Q
2 immediate responses
A
- temporary shelters
- concern about disease due to bodies in the street (cholera broke out in November)
