Chile- Earthquakes

Question 1

Preparation: Why were Chile so prepared?

Answer 1

As they had an earthquake that was 9.5 on the Richter scale in 1960

Question 2

Preparation: What does the government organise regularly?

Answer 2

Anti-disaster drills

Question 3

Preparation: What have buildings been built to withstand?

Answer 3

Earthquakes

Question 4

When was the earthquake?

Answer 4

27th February 2010

Question 5

What did it measure on the Richter scale?

Answer 5

8.8

Question 6

What did the earthquake cause?

Answer 6

A tsunami

Question 7

Primary Effects: How many were killed?

Answer 7

500

Question 8

Primary Effects: How many were injured?

Answer 8

12,000

Question 9

Primary Effects: How many homes were damaged?

Answer 9

At least 500,000

Question 10

Primary Effects: How many homes were destroyed?

Answer 10

Only a few

Question 11

Primary Effects: Several bridges and roads were…

Answer 11

Destroyed

Question 12

Primary Effects: Which hospital suffered a lot of damage?

Answer 12

Talca

Question 13

Primary Effects: Which airport was slightly damaged?

Answer 13

Santiago

Question 14

Secondary Effects: What did much of Chile lose?

Answer 14

Power, water and communications

Question 15

Secondary Effects: Where was there a fire? What happened?

Answer 15

A chemical plant on the outskirts of Santiago, everyone was evacuated

Question 16

Secondary Effects: What suffered very little damage? Why is this so good?

Answer 16

Copper mines- they’re crucial to the economy

Question 17

Immediate Responses: 10 days after, what percentage of homes had water and power restored?

Answer 17

90%

Question 18

Immediate Responses: How much did the national telethon raise? What did the money do towards?

Answer 18

$60 million, building emergency shelters

Question 19

Immediate Responses: Which highway was temporarily repaired? Why?

Answer 19

Route 5 highway, so that aid could get to the worst effected areas

Question 20

Long-term Responses: What did the government launch 1 month on?

Answer 20

A housing reconstruction plan for 196,000 households

Question 21

Long-term Responses: What did Chile’s strong economy mean that it was able to do?

Answer 21

Quickly recover, and it didn’t have to rely on foreign aid