Earthquake Case Studies Flashcards
How many people were killed and injured in the Haiti earthquake?
Chile?
Haiti- 220000 killed, 300000 injured
Chile- 500 killed, 12000 injured
(Primary effect)
What was destroyed or damaged in the Haiti earthquake?
Main port badly damaged 8 hospitals destroyed or damaged Many government buildings destroyed 100000 houses destroyed, 200000 damaged (Primary)
What was damaged or destroyed in Chile?
Santiago airport damaged Talca Hospital destroyed Some houses destroyed, 500000 damaged Bridges destroyed (Primary)
What were the secondary effects in Haiti?
2 million left without food and water Police force collapsed No supplies could get in as the port was destroyed Frequent power cuts Disease spread through shelters
What were the secondary effects in Chile?
Much of Chile lost power, water and communications
Tsunami occurred due to earthquake
Copper mines suffered a little damage
Fire at chemical plant in Santiago- evacuated
What were the immediate responses to Haiti?
USA sent ships, helicopters, 10000 troops and $100 million in aid
UN sent enough food to feed 2 million
Field hospitals set up
235000 moved to less damaged cities
What were the immediate responses to Chile?
10 days later, 90% of homes had power
National telethon raised $60 million to build shelters for homeless
Route 5 highway repaired next day to allow aid in
Rapid analysis from the president was done so that Chile new what aid it needed from other countries- floating bridges
What were the longer term responses to Haiti?
New, better quality homes were built costing billions
Large scale investments in roads, ports, water and electricity
What were the longer term responses to Chile?
A month later, Chile launched a housing reconstruction to help 196000 people
Chile had a strong economy (copper mines) so didn’t need to rely on foreign aid
