Chile earthquake 2010

Question 1

background on quake

Answer 1

27th feb 2010
8.8 on Richter scale 
500 deaths 
12,000 injured 
220,000 homes destroyed

Question 2

stats on effects of quake

Answer 2

4500 schools
53 ports
56 hospitals
loss of power, water supplies and communications
1500km of road destroyed
tsunamis prevalent
fire at chemical plant near Santiago effected schooling

Question 3

responses

Answer 3

emergency services
international aid supplied field hospitals, satellite phones and floating bridges
90% power and water supplies restored to homes
30,000 shelters
gov launched initiative to rebuild 200,000 houses