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Question 1

The Sichuan Earthquake​

Answer 1

The earthquake occurred between the Eurasian plate and the Indian plate​

Happened at 2:28pm on 12/05/2008​

The earthquake lasted 120 seconds and was a 7.9 on the Richter scale​

Question 2

Factors affecting vulnerability​

Answer 2

Rural area​

High population density (43 million people)​

Less developed than areas along the Eastern coastline​

Poor infrastructure, landslides and floods (it took 30 hours to reach some areas in Wenchuan)​

Question 3

Social impacts​

Answer 3

Initial death tolls were 8,700​

This rose to 69,000 with 18,000 missing 2 months after​

347,000 injured​

5 -11 million people were homeless​

5 million buildings collapsed​

Juyuan middle school (Dujiangyan) collapsed – 900 pupils killed​

Question 4

Economic Impacts

Answer 4

Communications were stopped​

$75 million to restore infrastructure​

Power and water supplies were cut​

Total economic damage was around $125.6 billion​

Tourism industry was greatly affected​

Question 5

Response and Recovery

Answer 5

20 helicopters were sent to rescue survivors​

1 million temporary homes were built​

3.3 million tents were put up to help survivors​

Chinese government pledged $10 million rebuilding fund​

Banks wrote off debts of survivors who didn’t have insurance​

International help was requested 2 days after the quake​

£100 million was donated to the Red Cross 2 weeks after the quake

Question 6

In Summary…

Answer 6

The quake occurred on the 12th May 2008, at 2:28 pm.​

It was a 7.9 on the Richter scale​

There was a population of 43 million in the area affected​

The affected area was less developed (rural)​

Poor infrastructure, landslides and floods made areas inaccessible​

Deaths reached 69,000 with 18,000 more missing​

347,000 were injured​

5-11 million were made homeless, as 5 million buildings collapsed​

$75 million to restore infrastructure; $125.6 billion in total​

20 helicopters were sent so rescue survivors​

1 million temporary homes were built, 3.3 million tents were given to the homeless​

£100 million was donated to the Red Cross​

Teams from Japan, Russia and South Korea assisted China