Chile Earthquake Flashcards
When was the chile earthquake
2010
What was the magnitude of the chile earthquake
8
Where was the Epicentre
200 miles off the coast
How many homes where destroyed and by what
200000 and by a tsunami
What are some secondary effects
500 people died,1500 km of road destroyed
What were some immediate responses
Main highway repaired in 24 hours to get aid to affected areas, national appeal raised 60 million
What were some long term responses
Foreign aid not needed as Chile has strong economy, government created housing reconstruction plan to help 200000 people
Why where the effects less severe
HIC so had money to invest in immediate responses to reduce death toll, not relying on foreign aid which takes along time to receive,epicentre off the coast so reduced impact
