Challenge of Natural Hazards: Earthquake Case Studies

Question 1

PRIMARY EFFECTS of the CHILE EARTHQUAKE (NEE COUNTRY)

Answer 1

500 people were killed and 12,000 injured.
Santiago airport was severely damaged.
222,000 homes-4,500 schools-56 hospitals were all destroyed.

Question 2

SECONDARY EFFECTS of the CHILE EARTHQUAKE (NEE COUNTRY)

Answer 2

1,500KM roads damaged cutting of roads and villages for days.
Coastal towns damaged by tsunamis.
Fires at several power and chemical plants in Santiago.

Question 3

IMMEDIATE RESPONSES to the CHILE EARTHQUAKE

Answer 3

International aid was sent quickly (field hospitals, satellite phones etc.).
Temporary repairs to route 5 which is the main north/south highway.
Power and water restored to 90% of homes within 10 days.

Question 4

LONG TERM RESPONSES to the CHILE EARTHQUAKE

Answer 4

Govn. launched housing reconstruction programme helping 200,000 households.
Strong copper exports recovered quickly without foreign aid.

Question 5

PRIMARY EFFECTS of the NEPAL EARTHQUAKE (LIC COUNTRY)

Answer 5

9,000 people died and 3,000,000 left homeless and 20,000 people injured.
7,00 schools destroyed and hospitals overwhelmed.
50% of shops destroyed which affected food supply.

Question 6

SECONDARY EFFECTS of the NEPAL EARHQUAKE (LIC COUNTRY)

Answer 6

Ground shaking causes landslides and avalanches which blocked roads and rescuers.
Kali Gandaki river blocked causing evacuations to cope with floods.
Avalanches on Mt. Everest killing 19 people.

Question 7

IMMEDIATE RESPONSES to the NEPAL EARTHQUAKE

Answer 7

S&R sent from the UK-INDIA-CHINA.
Helicopters to rescue stranded people in the Himalayas.
500,000 tents provided for shelters and field hospitals.

Question 8

LONG TERM RESPONSES to the NEPAL EARTHQUAKE

Answer 8

Stricter regulations on building regulations.
Tourism to be boosted by 2015 as some heritage sites were reopened.
Roads repaired and landslides cleared to avoid flooding stranded people.