Chaiten Flashcards

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1
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How many people were evacuated

A

5000 by government

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2
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How many mile exclusion was it

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50 mile

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3
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What did the government do in the long term

A

Gave money to small businesses

Government set up programmes to monitor the action of the volcanoes

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4
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What was given out to the people

A

People were given water bottles and gas mask

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5
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Primary impacts

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5 planes were damaged 
Communications were down 
Between 80-90 % was damaged 
20 was completely destroyed 
Pyroclastic flow were threatening the people 
Lahars stopped communication
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6
Q

Where is chaiten

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Chile

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7
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Which two plates were involved

A

Nazca plate and South American plate

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