Italian earthquake

Question 1

date

Answer 1

24th of August 2016

Question 2

causes

Answer 2

African Plate was pushed under Eurasian Plate-Destructive Plate Boundary; African Plate is moving northwards constantly 5 centimetres

Question 3

short term effects

Answer 3

247 to 297 people died, more than 2000 got injured; within 10 seconds many private buildings and houses, the majority of the schools, hospitals, churches and other community buildings were destroyed or had to be closed because of heavy damage

Question 4

long term effects

Answer 4

no tourism, many historical buildings were destroyed and difficult to rebuild

Question 5

short term responses

Answer 5

4.300 civilian and professional rescue workers started their work in destroyed areas; search & rescue; food and water; temporary sheets

Question 6

long term responses

Answer 6

Italian government promises almost unlimited sources to make sure that everything is rebuild and everybody can stay in Italy; they have already given 50 million; the EU commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management said that the EU is ready to help