Case Study - Nepal And Chile

Question 1

Chile
Date:
Richter scale
Plates?

Answer 1

27th February 2010
8.8
Nazaca and South American

Question 2

Nepal:
Date:
Richter scale
Plates:

Answer 2

25th April 2015
7.9
Eurasian and Indo - Australian plate

Question 3

Nepal immediate effects

Answer 3

9000 deaths 20000 injured
3 million homeless
7000 schools
50% shops

Question 4

Chile immediate effects

Answer 4

500 deaths
12000 injuries
Power, communications and water cut
4500 homes

Question 5

Nepal secondary effects

Answer 5

Landslides
Landslides blocked Kali river
Avalanches on Mount Everest killed 19 people

Question 6

Chile secondary effects

Answer 6

Tsunamis
Coastal towns devastated by tsunamis
Chemical fire at plant

Question 7

Nepal immediate responses

Answer 7

1. Foreign aid took a while to come
2. Foreign aid delivered from countries
3. Tents set up for homeless

Question 8

Chile immediate responses

Answer 8

1. Emergency services acted swiftly
2. Repairs made to route 5 in 24 hours
3. Water restored aswell as power in 10 days

Question 9

Nepal long term

Answer 9

1. Stricter building codes
2. Schools repaired
   3.landslides cleared by community

Question 10

Chile long term

Answer 10

4 years to recover
Housing programme effected 200000 homes
Economy built back by itself