Chile Earthquake
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- Chlie Earthquake 2010
- Social Impacts
- 500 people were killed and 12,000 were injured.
- Some buildings were completely destroyed.
- 500,000 homes were damaged.
- Many homes lost power.
- Economic Impacts
- Chile's copper mines suffered little damage.
- This is also an economic impact as the copper mines were crucial for the economy.
- Santigo's airport was slightly damaged.
- Chile's copper mines suffered little damage.
- Environmental Impacts
- Several pacific countries were hit by the tsunami.
- A fire broke out at a chemical plant on the outskirts of Sanitago.
- Primary Responses
- A national telethon raised $60 million dollars to help build small emergency shelters for those in need.
- The Route 5 highway was temporarily repaired the dat after the earthquake.
- Secondary Responses
- After a terrible earthquake in 1960, all new buildings were built to withstand earthquakes.
- Regular disaster drills are held.
- A reconstruciton plan was put in place a montth after to earthquake to reconstruct the 196,000 homes damaged.
- Social Impacts
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