sichuan earthquake Flashcards
when did the earthquake happen?
12th May 2008
where was the earthquake?
Sichuan , China
what magnitude was the earthquake?
7.9
how many people died?
70,000
how many children died?
5335
why did so many children die in the earthquake?
as a result of schools which were poorly built collapsing
how many people were effected?
45.5 million
how many people were left homeless and why is this significant?
5 million , this is the highest number of people displaced (left without shelter) in any disaster ever
how many people were missing?
18,000
how many were injured?
nearly 400,000
what was a huge secondary consequence of the earthquake?
landslides - due to sichuan being in the mountainous region of China
how many of the deaths accounted for were as of the landslides that happened afterwards?
1/4 of the deaths
what was this issue with the local government?
the were corrupt
why was the destruction so bad?
the local government let building standards slide and didn’t enforce them so buildings were not properly constructed.
true or false: the local government in the sichuan region accepted bribes from builders in exchange for relaxed building standards
true
