L'Aquila

Question 1

Primary Effect 1

Answer 1

Over 10,000 buildings collapsed including churches and monuments with cultural value

Question 2

Primary Effect 2

Answer 2

San Salvator Hospital was so badly damaged patients had to be evacuated

Question 3

Secondary Effect 1

Answer 3

Number of students to University of L’Aquila decreased

Question 4

Secondary Effect 2

Answer 4

Aftershocks triggered landslides and rockfalls causing damage to housing and transport

Question 5

Secondary Effect 3

Answer 5

Business and tourism suffered as there are still unsafe buildings in the city centre

Question 6

Immediate Response 1

Answer 6

Italian Red Cross searching for survivors within one hour

Question 7

Immediate Response 2

Answer 7

Hotels provided shelter for 10,000 people - 400,000 tents given out

Question 8

Immediate Response 3

Answer 8

Mortgages and bills for water and electricity suspended

Question 9

Long-term response 1

Answer 9

Residents didn’t pay tax for 1 year

Question 10

Long-term response 2

Answer 10

Free public transport for students

Question 11

Long-term response 3

Answer 11

Homes took several years to rebuild and historical centres are still being rebuilt