turkey earthquake impacts

Question 1

background of the earthquake

Answer 1

• where : gaziantep
• when : 6/02/23 at 4:17 am
• how big : 18km deep resulting in a magnitude 7.8 earthquakes, the other had a 7.6 magnitude
• how long : 35 secconds
• which plates : arabian and antolian plate

Question 2

environmental impacts

Answer 2

landslides :
- 63673 occurred

pollution :
- air pollution from earthquake related debris, dust and particulate matter can lead to poor air quality causing respiratory issues

Question 3

social impacts

Answer 3

houses :
- more than 160,000 buildings collapsed or were severely damaged
- 345,000 departments were destroyed

people:
- 56,000 confirmed deaths in turkey and 115,000 in syria

Question 4

economic impacts

Answer 4

businesses :
- 15% reduction in economic activity

buildings :
- pancaking : each layer is floor/ceiling that has collapsed and stacked up on top of each other, this happened due to builders not following building protocalls

roads:
- 3 major highways and 40 bridges and tunnels destroyed

repairs :
-34 billion usd

Question 5

preventions which they should have had

Answer 5

building regulations:
- they have monthly check ups but they payed off the government
- should have/ had very strict regulations
- buildings are made to an earthquake code

other:
- spent the money which was going to be used for improving buildings were spent incorrectly

Question 6

responses they had

Answer 6

search and rescue teams:
- aid flown in from abroad including nappies and tinned food
- a medic treats a toddler for cholera
- had sniffer dogs look for people
- rescue teams from other countries can 76 rescue teams from england came to help

rebuilding
- temporary portaloos
- temporary classrooms set up in tents
-34,000 houses were rehoused

insurance :
- for most people, they probably didnt get insurance because its expensive
- for those who didnt have insurance, there were in a lot of trouble as they needed to pay for every damage