Kashmir earthquake- tectonics Flashcards
when did the earthquake occur and how many deaths were there?
8th October 2005, 80,000 deaths
where is Kashmir?
a region which spans both kinda and Pakistan and located on a destructive (continental- continental) collision plate margin where the Indian plate collide with the eurasian plate
what did the earthquake measure on the Richter scale and what was the focus of the epicentre?
7.6 on the Richter scale and the epicentre was about 16 miles
vulnerability
-prior no disaster management was in place with houses structurally poor due to lack of finances and available technology
-high numbers of public buildings such as schools and hospitals collapsed, suggesting building codes had not been followed
-in the northern parts of Pakistan, there were. no electricity lines, running water or working landlines to get the word out
-impassable roads due to damage or landslides prevent aid getting through e.g two weeks after the quake 15,000 mountain settlements had still not received aid
capacity to cope
-some people criticised the government for their high military spending, arguing this money should have been spent on protecting the population from hazards
-diseases such as diarrhoea, respiratory infections and scabies spread in camps where people were displaced to
-rescue efforts were made difficult by due to the lack of roads and poor conditions of the ones that had been constructed
immediate response
-international aid and equipment such ad helicopters and rescue dogs were brought in, as well as teams from other countries
-3.3 homeless
-800,000 of them slept in the open during the bitter Himalayan winter
-shortage of 200,000 tents
social, economics and environmental impact
-cost of the earthquake was an estimated $5 billion
-whole villages and thousands of buildings had been destroyed
-80% of the town of Uri was destroyed
-13th highest death toll of any recorded earthquake
-at least 17,000 children died in schools
-6,000 schools destroyed
-landslides buried people and buildings as well as blocking off road access
long term responses
-schools and hospitals were rebuilt
-around 67% of the educational institutions in the affected area were destroyed
-cost of rebuilding these schools was estimated at $614 million
