Chile And Nepal Flashcards
Chile earthquake
-2010, February
-magnitude of 8.8
-epicentre just of the coast of chile
Chile earthquake primary effects
-500 people were killed
-US$30 billion in damages
Chile earthquake secondary effects
-Coastal areas were flooded by a tsunami
-landslides blocked some roads
Chile earthquake responses immediate
- rapid response by emergence services
-main roads were repaired within a day
-30,000 emergency shelters were built
Chile earthquake long-term responses
-a reconstruction plan to help 200,000 households
Nepal earthquake
-low income country
-earthquake of 7.8 magnitude
-April 2015
Primary effects Nepal earthquake
-9000 killed
-US$5 billion in damages
Secondary effects Nepal earthquake
-Flooding and damage to roads form landslides
-an avalanche on Mount Everest which killed 19
Immediate responses to Nepal earthquake
-Overseas aid from NGOs such as oxfam
-300,000 people left the capital city (Kathmandu)
Long term responses to Nepal earthquake
-international conference to appeal for funding