Sichuan Flashcards
Date
Mon May 12th 2008.
Time
2:28 pm
Duration
Up to 5 mins
Mag
7.9
Epicentre
80km northwest of Chengdu in Wenchuan County
Focus
19km
Stock exchange
The Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange suspended trading
Cost of damage
Estimated total damages exceed US$20 billion
Estimated deaths and injuries
69,197 dead, 374,176 injured
Buildings Collapsed
In Neichuan County, 80% of buildings collapsed
Building Quality Quote
Swaminathan Krishan, assistant professor of civil engineering and geophysics at California Institute of Technology said “the earthquake occurred in the rural part of China. Presumably, many of the buildings were built; they were not designed so to speak”.
Emergencu Relief Team
emergency relief team of 184 people left Beijing from Nanyuan Airport late May 12
Terrain leading to people trapped
The extreme terrain precluded the use of helicopter evacuation – over 300 Tibetans were stranded in their demolished homes for 5 days
Rain and landslides
Persistent heavy rain and landslides in Wenchuan county badly affected rescue efforts
Total in rescue force the next day
end of May 3 a total of 15,600 troops and military reservists had joined the rescue force
