Immediate And Long Term Responses In A Hic And Lic

Question 1

What is a long term response in Nepal(3 marks)

Answer 1

• $500 million worth of projects to build earthquake resistent housing, roads repair, irrigation systems(ongoing)
•Roads from Nepal into Tibet was reopened 2 years after but many other routes remain damaged
•heritage sites reopened in 2015 to encourage tourism
•NGOs working with residence to increase their resilience to disaster

Question 2

Long term responses to Christchurch(3marks)

Answer 2

•$5.3 million of funding was provided to Kaikoura to help with rebuilding the towns water systems and harbour
• Most roads and rail routes were repaired and reopened within 2 years
•in 2017 a permanent water main had been laid in Kaikoura the new pipe was designed to move with the earthquake
• Kaikoura Major Earthquacke Relief Fund donated to residents who couldn’t afford basic supplies

Question 3

Immediate responses to Nepal

Answer 3

• India and China sent army teams to help rescue residents (lack of tools and machinery slowed down rescue efforts)
• people tried to treat the injured but damaged roads prevented emergency workers and aid
• charities such as Oxfam provided medicine, food and temporary water supplies
• Emergency shelters for 130,000 families who had lost their homes

Question 4

Immediate responses in New Zealand

Answer 4

• tsunami warning
• emergency shelters
•200 people evacuated from Kaikoura by herlicopter within 24 hours
• power was restored within a few hours
• temporary water supplies
• international warships sent to Kaikoura with supplies such as food, medicine and portable toilets