L4a - A tectonic comparison - Kashmir Flashcards
What was the magnitude of the earthquake and how many people were killed/injured?
PRIMARY IMPACT
7.6Mw - October 2005
100,000 killed
138,000 injured
What was the plate boundary, what caused the deaths, how many people were displaced and how were farmers affected?
PRIMARY IMPACT During Ramadhan Modern buildings collapses (school buildings) caused deaths 3.5m people displaced 90% livestock killed
What were physical secondary impacts?
Remote, mountainous region of Pakistan
Landslides buried people and cut off road access
Torrential rain caused rock saturation and slope stress/instability
What secondary affects affected the peoples well-being?
Broken sewage pipes - contaminated water supply = disease
Winter conditions killed people of hypothermia and blocked road access
What was the monetary short term relief like?
US$5.4bn issued
What short term relief did the UN provide?
2.4m blankets
1.2m quilts
170,000 plastic sheets and 200,000 tarpaulins strengthening tents
What international aid was provided short term?
- US Marine and Afghan army helicopters deployed providing blanks, tents, provisions and medicines
- Ramadhan do-gooders helped
- British Pakistanis sent aid
Why was the response limited?
Lack of road access and poor relations with India
What long term protection did Kashmir have?
Dhaji Dewari buildings, old style earthquake resistant buildings
Loss of skilled labourers and deforestation mean this was limited (modern buildings were insufficient and badly built)
What did the Chinese do?
Build Karakoram highway
Helped with import, modernisation, exporting etc.
What economic focus was there?
Not much on Kashmir due to the core taking most of the money
There was hardly economic focus on aseismic buildings
Overall what long term planning was there and did the government try to do?
Limited long term planning
Govt. tried to encourage the work force to emigrate foreign remittance
