EQ2; Case Study Examples Flashcards
HAITI
Magnitude?
7.0 on the Richter scale
Shallow depth - therefore very powerful
HAITI death toll?
Estimated 230,000
9,000 of which killed by cholera
HAITI 2010-
No. Affected?
700,000
Explain How Haiti’s historical political context contributed to a more vulnerable population in terms of disaster risk
Originally one of the first slave republics- they had 120 years worth of debt to pay France= heavily indebted country
2 decades of dictatorship and military rule
And long history of political violence with 32 coups
How many doctors per 1000 ppl in Haiti?
0.25 compare to European avg of 3.4
What % of Haitian households lack running water ?
75%
Total damages of Haiti earthquake 2010?
Estimated to be between $8-$14 bln
NEPAL 2015 EQ
Magnitude?
7.8
NEPAL
Death toll? And no. Injured?
9,000 dead
22,000 injured
Nepal’s GDP before and after?
$21.4 bln
$21.3 bln
NEPAL
No. Doctors per 1000?
0.6
NEPAL
Literacy rate in 2015 ?
Male- 76%
Female- 53%
NEPAL
Poverty in 2015?
22% of 26.5 million people live below the poverty line
NEPAL
no. Ppl killed directly by landslides?
8,000
Housing conditions in Nepal?
92% owner built in rural areas and 82% owner built in urban areas
NEPAL
areas affected most
East of Nepal and villages nearby Himalayan region -avalanches = overflowing rivers and floods
Villages in Langtang region buried under debris from landslides
CHINA Sichuan eq 2008
Magnitude? Timing of event?
7.9
2;28 pm
Sichuan eq death toll And no. Affected
68,000 in Sichuan province
374,000 injured
GNI per capita of China in 2008
$305 usd
Sichuan - no. Doctors per 1000 ?
Estimated 0.83
Distance of Sichuan earthquake from mega city Chengdu?
50 miles
What percentage of deaths were from collapse of buildings and landslides?
70%
25% landslides
How many buildings collapsed in Sichuan?
5 million
How many students were killed in Sichuan 2008?
19,000
