Chile vs Nepal Flashcards
Chile primary effects
500 killed, 80,000 affected
8.8 on richer scale
Santiago airport badly affected
Lost power which was restored to 90% of homes in 10 days
30 billion dollars
Chile secondary effects
fire in Santiago airport - ppl had to evacuate
1500km of roads damaged by landslides
Coastal towns devastated by tsunami waves
Chile immediate responses
emergency services acted swiftly
30,000 small emergency homes built
Temporary repairs made to Santiago airport
Power and water restored to 90% of homes after 10 days
Chile long term responses
helped 200,000 homes that were affected
Chile has a strong economy (copper exports) so didn’t need much international help
Nepal primary effects
9000 died, over 8 million affected
7.9 on richer scale
4 mill left homeless
1.4 mill needed food and water
Electric supplies and water were contaminated
50% of shops destroyed
$5 billion cost
Nepal secondary effects
landslides triggered + avalanches - 19 ppl died here on mt Everest
Kali river flooded due to landslide - leading to people drowning people had to evacuate
Nepal immediate responses
Search and rescue teams arrived quickly from UK and India
Helicopters helped to find ppl
Half a mill tents needed for homeless
300,000 people migrated from Kathmandu
Financial aid pledged from many countries
Nepal long term responses
Roads repaired + landslides cleared
Thousands of homeless ppl to be re housed
Stricter controls on building codes
Tourism to be boosted
Repairs to Everest base camp