sichuan earthquake may 2008
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- Created on: 07-01-14 08:57
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- sichuan-Earthquake may 2008
- info and nature
- south east china
- 7.9 magnitude
- worst earthquake since 1976
- 12 may 2008
- stresses caused from crustal movement from the high tibetan plateau and converging with the strong crust underlying the sichuan basin
- impacts
- felt in taiwan,thailand, vietnam and bangladesh
- 70,000 deaths
- 18,000 missing people
- 375000 people inhured
- 15million people evacuated
- 5 million homeless
- town of beichuan almost completely destroyed
- $86bn economic loss
- responses
- sent 80,000 troops to assist rescue efforts
- some were parachuted in to remote areas
- explosives used to divert water flow from neraby lake
- $13.6 bn to the relief fund by chinese government
- sent 80,000 troops to assist rescue efforts
- info and nature
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