Kobe Japan Earthquake (MEDC) Flashcards
1
Q
More than 5000
A
Died in earthquake
2
Q
How many made homeless
A
300,000
3
Q
More than 102,000
A
Buildings destroyed
4
Q
Estimated cost to rebuild basics
A
£100 billion
5
Q
Caused over ______ fires which took
A
300__________2 days to put out
6
Q
1 year after earthquake
A
80% of port was working again
7
Q
After 4 years
A
134,000 housing units had been built
8
Q
Now schools and factories have
A
Regular earthquake drills
9
Q
Buildings are now
A
Earthquake proof by law
10
Q
Japan rejected
A
International aid offers and dealt with earthquake itself(compared to Haiti who took all help)
