The restless earth - Earthquake in a poor region - Kashmir, Pakistan-India (case study) Flashcards
what year did the earthquake take place?
2005
what does Kashmir lie on?
destructive collision plate margin
what are the plates doing?
the Indian plate is moving northwards towards Eurasian plate due to convection currents in the mantle below
what are both of the plates?
continental
what did the earthquake measure on the Richter scale?
7.6
how long did the ground shake for when the seismic waves were released?
30 seconds
where was the earthquake shaking worst at?
Muzaffarabad
primary effects - what happened to all of the buildings?
they all collapsed
primary effects - how many deaths were there?
80 000 deaths
primary effects - how many injuries were there?
100 000 injuries
primary effects - how many people were left homeless?
3.3 million
primary effects - due to the time of day, what happened?
lots of school children had just started school so 6700 schools collapsed killing thousands of school children
primary effects - happened to the bridges, roads and water pipes?
bridges collapsed and roads and water pipes were destroyed
secondary effects - what did the massive landslides do?
buried villages, cutting off remote areas - aid did not come for three months
secondary effects - what did lack of clean water lead to?
diseases such as diarrhoea, cholera and more deaths amongst children/old
secondary effects - what did winterisation mean?
weather turned colder so more people died (pneumonia) as still in tents
secondary effects - how long did the aftershocks continue for?
a month causing further damage and hindering aid
Immediate responses - what did the rapid response team arrive with?
sniffer dogs and specialist equipment within 24 hours
Immediate responses - what did the helicopters do?
flew injured people to hospitals in Islamabad
Immediate responses - how does the numbering system work?
local medical teams prioritised peoples needs, the lower the number, the sooner you get rescued
Immediate responses - what did the Indian Red Cross supply?
21,500 blankets, 300 kitchen sets and medical supplies
Immediate responses - what happened to the unaccompanied children?
they were taken to SOS children’s emergency shelter in Islamabad for family tracing using a central database
Long term responses - what did the government except?
massive aid funding from 60 countries
Long term responses - what did the ‘New Balakot’ mean?
a town constructed for 40 000 people to replace one of the worst hit towns, 10km from original now but still not completed in 2011
