Chile And Nepal Flashcards
1
Q
About the two earthquakes
A
Nepal:
- 25th April 2015
- 7.9 Richter scale
- 80 km from capital Kathmandu
- destructive plate Boundry: Indo-Australian -> Eurasian
Chile:
- 27th February 2010
- 8.8 Richter scale
- destructive plate boundary: Nazca under South American
2
Q
Primary effects Chile
A
- 500 dead
- 12000 injures
- 800000 affected
- power water and communications effected
- cost $30 billion
- Santiago airport badly damaged
- 50+ ports and hospitals destroyed
- 4500 schools destroyed
- 22000 homes destroyed
3
Q
Primary effects Nepal
A
- 9000 dead
- > 8 million affected
- > 3 million homeless
- 20000 injured
- water, electricity and food supplies
- 1.4 million needed necessities
- 7000 schools destroyed
- 50% of shops destroyed
- cost $5 billion
4
Q
Secondary effects chile
A
- 1500km of roads damaged mainly by landslides cutting of communities
- coastal towns devastated by tsunamis
- fire at chemical plant near Santiago
5
Q
Secondary effects Nepal
A
- landslides and avalanches blocking roads and hampering relief efforts
- avalanches killing >19 on Mt Everest
- 250 missing in Langtang region
- landslides blocked the Kali Gandaki River, 140km from Kathmandu
6
Q
Chile responses
A
Immediate:
- repairs were made to N-S route 5 within 24 hours
- water and power returned to 90% of homes within 10 days
- national appeal of $60 million -> built 30000 small emergency shelters
Long term:
- a housing reconstruction plan helped 200000 households a month later
- 4 years for Chile to fully recover
- re-built without our much need for foreign aid
7
Q
Nepal responses
A
Immediate:
- 1/2 million tents needed
- 300000 migrated from Kathmandu
- field hospitals set up
- helicopters rescued people from avalanches and cut of communities
- support arrived quickly, UK
Long term:
- Roads repaired and landslides cleared
- > 7000 schools re-built/repaired
- July 2015 heritage sites reopened
- August 2015, new routes on Mt. Everest has been established
