Earthquake-L'Aquila Flashcards
1
Q
Location
A
Central Italy
Population- 70000
2
Q
Earthquake
A
6.3 Richter scale
Many aftershock 5 richter
Caused by movement in NS fault line near L’Aquila
3
Q
Economic Impacts
A
£15 billion damage
Thousands homes destroyed
Hospital, uni damage
4
Q
Responses
A
Camps for homeless
12000 rescue workers
Prime min promised new town
By end 2009 4500 homes built housing 12000
5
Q
Management strategies
A
Building techniques-
Strict building regulations however some poorly built
Hospital built to withstand but it collapsed
Prediction-
Seismologists monitored area but gave no warning
Planning-
Italy Civil Protection Department trains volunteers to rescue
6
Q
Social impacts
A
300deaths
1500injured
70000 homeless
7
Q
Environmental impacts
A
1000km2 surface ruptures
Broken water pipe near Paganica caused landslide
