🌄Earthquake Case Study (POOR VS RICH

Question 1

What is the poor case study for and when?

Answer 1

Kashmir, Pakistan, 8th October 2005

Question 2

Size of L’Aquila earthquake

Answer 2

6.3

Question 3

L’Aquila’s preparation?

Answer 3

• -there were laws on construction standards but some modern buildings hadn’t been built to withstand earthquakes
• Italy has a Civil Protection Department that trains volunteers to help with things like rescue operations

Question 4

L’Alquila’s primary effects?

Answer 4

• around 290 deaths mostly from collapsed buildings
• hundreds were injured
• thousands buildings were damaged and destroyed
• thousands homeless
• bridge near the town of Fossa collapsed and water pipe was broken near a town

Question 5

L’Alquila’s secondary effects?

Answer 5

• aftershocks hampered rescue efforts and caused more damage
• fires in some collapsed buildings caused more damage
• broken water pipe caused a landslide

Question 6

L’Alquila’s immediate responses?

Answer 6

• camps set up for homeless people with water, food
• ambulances etc were sent to rescue survivors
• cranes were used to remove rubble
• money was provided by the gov to pay rent and electricity bills were suspended
• dogs were sent to look for survivors

Question 7

L’Alquila’s long term responses?

Answer 7

• Italian prime minister promised to build a new town to replace L’Alquila
• investigation is ongoing to see why the modern buildings weren’t built to withstand earthquakes

Question 8

Place of poor case study and date?

Answer 8

L’Aquila, Italy, 6th April, 2009

Question 9

Preparation in Kashmir?

Answer 9

• no local disaster planning was in place
• buildings weren’t designed to be earthquake resistant
• communications were poor and there were few roads and were badly constructed

Question 10

Kashmirs primary effects?

Answer 10

Around 80,000 deaths

• hundreds of thousands were injured
• entire villages were destroyed
• around 3 million were made homeless
• water pipelines and electricity lines were broken, cutting off supply

Question 11

Kashmirs secondary effects?

Answer 11

• landslide buried people and buildings which also blocked access
• diarrhoea and other diseases spread due to little clean water
• freezing winter conditions meant more casualties and rescue and rebuilding was more difficult

Question 12

Kashmirs immediate responses?

Answer 12

• help didn’t reach many areas for weeks
• people had to be rescued by hand without any equipment
• rents and medical supplies were gave out but not to all areas affected
• international aid and equipment such as helicopters and dogs were brought in aswell as teams of other people from countries

Question 13

Kashmirs long term responses?

Answer 13

Around 40 000 have been relocated to a new town from the destroyed town of Balakot

• gov money has been given to homeless
• training has been provided to help rebuild more earthquake resistant buildings
• new health centres have been set up