Nepal/Chile Earthquake case studies

Question 1

What are some primary effects of the 2010 Chile Earthquake?

Answer 1

• 5,000 deaths and 12,000 injuries
• destroyed: 220,000 homes, 4500 schools, 53 ports and 56 hospitals
• Santiago airport badly damaged
• most of Chile lost power, water and communication
• estimated damage of USD$30 billion

Question 2

What are some secondary effects of the 2010 Chile Earthquake?

Answer 2

• 1500km of roads damaged by landslides caused by the earthquake
• many remote communities cut off by damaged roads
• lots of coastal towns damaged by tsunami waves
• other pacific countries hit by tsunami waves
• fire at a chemical plant in Santiago

Question 3

What were some immediate responses of the 2010 Chile Earthquake?

Answer 3

• quick action by emergency services
• international help to supply field hospitals, satellite phones and floating bridges
• temporary repairs to route 5 highway within 24 hours so aid could be transported
• power and water restored within 10 days to 90% of homes
• national appeal raised $60,000,000 to build 30,000 emergency shelters

Question 4

What were some long-term responses of the 2010 Chile Earthquake?

Answer 4

• housing reconstruction plan 1 month after by the government which helped 200,000 affected households
• strong economy could be rebuilt without much foreign aid

Question 5

Out of 193 countries, how high is the HDI and GDP of Chile?

Answer 5

HDI: 41st
GDP: 38th

Question 6

What are some primary effects of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake?

Answer 6

• 9000 deaths and 20,000 injuries
• 8 million people affected (1/2 of Nepal’s population)
• 3 million left homeless
• electricity, water, sanitation and communications affected
• 1.4 million needed food, water and shelter in the weeks following the Earthquake
• 50% of shops destroyed, affecting food supplies
• cost of damage was USD$4 billion

Question 7

What are some secondary effects of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake?

Answer 7

• landslides and avalanches triggered by the Earthquake blocked roads
• avalanches killed 19 people on Mt. Everest
• Landslide blocked the Gandaki river, causing flooding
• no tsunami triggered - earthquake happened on land

Question 8

What were some immediate responses of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake?

Answer 8

• search and rescue teams, water and medical support arrived quickly from other countries
• helicopters rescued many from mount Everest
• 500,000 tents needed to shelter the homeless
• financial aid from many countries
• field hospitals set up to support overcrowded hospitals
• 300,000 migrated to the capital to seek shelter with friends and family
• satellites mapped damaged areas

Question 9

What were some long-term responses of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake?

Answer 9

• roads repaired and landslides cleared
• lakes formed by landslides were drained to avoid flooding
• thousands of homeless people rehomed
• 7000 schools rebuilt or repaired
• stricter building codes
• June 2015: Nepal held international conference to seek technical and financial support
• tourist sites reopened to bring in income
• repairs to Everest base camp and trekking routes

Question 10

Out of 193 countries, how high is the HDI and GDP of Nepal?

Answer 10

HDI: 145th
GDP: 109th