Kashmir Impacts Flashcards
1
Q
What was the magnitude of the EQ?
A
7.6MW
2
Q
How many people were killed?
A
100,000
3
Q
How many people were injured?
A
138,000
4
Q
How many people were displaced?
A
3.5 million
5
Q
What was the main reason for majority of deaths?
A
Modern buildings made from concrete to substandard levels of safety collapsed (Esp. school buildings)
6
Q
When did the EQ happen?
A
Saturday morning (school day) October 2005 (cold) Ramadan (many people may be asleep after morning meal)
7
Q
How much livestock was killed?
A
90%
8
Q
What happened to sewage pipes?
A
They broke
Contaminated water supply
Spread of disease
9
Q
What did the EQ cause?
A
Landslides
- cut off road access
- hindered delivery of aid
10
Q
What effects did the climate have?
A
Unseasonal rainfall:
- Added to stress on slopes, created unstable slopes
Cold winter:
- people died of hypothermia
11
Q
Where did the earthquake occur?
A
Kashmir
Remote, steep mountainous part of Pakistan
