Geography - Kobe And Sichuan Earthquake Comparison
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- Created on: 10-03-15 19:58
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- Kobe And Sichuan Earthquake Comparison
- Kobe, Japan
- Cause
- Eurasian Plate and Philippine Plate colliding
- Epicentre 20KM away from the city
- Kobe is reclaimed land so it acted like a liquid. (Liquefaction)
- Primary Effect
- 6434 People died
- Many seriously injured
- Buildings destroyed
- Water/Gas pipes ruptured
- No phone connections
- 7.2 on Richter Scale
- 5:47 In morning
- Lasted 20 Seconds
- Secondary Effects
- Homeless people
- Families were split up
- Immediate Responses
- Emergency services
- Helicopters
- Long Term Responses
- Temporary School and Homes
- Roads and transport services built back up
- All buildings made earthquake proof
- Cause
- Sichuan, China
- Indian Plate colliding with Eurasian plate
- The two plates where running under Sichuan
- Primary Effects
- 7.9 On Richter Scale
- Lasted for 120 seconds
- 69,000 Dead
- 18,000 Missing
- 374,000 Injured
- Many children as school had just started
- Secondary Effects
- More than 5 million homeless
- 5 million buildings collapsed
- Immediate Responses
- Emergency services arrived 3 hours after
- 20 Helicopters.
- Troops parachuted to access situation
- Long Term Responses
- International Help
- £100 million donations
- 1 Child Policy Removed for those who lost children
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- Kobe, Japan
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