Tectonic Hazards Case Study
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- Tectonic Hazards Case Studies
- HIC ITALY
- Primary Effects
- 300 Deaths
- 1500 injured
- 10,000 buildings damaged or destroyed
- 60,000 homeless
- Water Pipe broken near town "Paganica"
- Which caused a Landslide
- Bridge collapsed near town "Fossa"
- Secondary Effects
- Aftershocks
- Fires in collapsed buildings
- Which caused a Landslide
- Electricity and phone services were interrupted for a day
- Immediate Response
- Camps set up for homeless providing water,food and medical care
- Ambulances, fire engines and army were sent looking to rescue survivors
- Cranes and Diggers were used to remove rubble
- Free mobile phones and sim cards provided
- Money provided by government was use to pay rent and gas and electricity bills were suspended
- Long-Term Response
- City centre rebuilt
- But criticism over delays
- Investigation set up to why modern buildings were not built to withstand the earthquake
- new settlements built for over 20,000 residents who use to live in damaged city centre
- City centre rebuilt
- Primary Effects
- LIC PAKISTAN
- Primary Effetcs
- 80,000 deaths
- 10,000 injured
- +100,000 buildings damages or destroyed including full villages
- 3,000,000 homeless
- water pipelines and electricity lines broken
- Secondary Effects
- Landslides
- buried people and buildings
- Blocked roads
- Cut off water supples
- Cut of electricity supplies and telephone lines
- Diarrhoea and other diseases spread due to lack of clean water
- water pipelines and electricity lines broken
- Freezing winter conditions after earthquake caused more casualties and made rescue and rebuilding operations hard
- Landslides
- Immediate Response
- International aid and equipment brought in
- Helicoptors
- Rescue dogs
- Teams of people from other coutries
- Tents, Blankets and medical supplies distributed
- HOWEVER took up to a month to reach most areas
- International aid and equipment brought in
- Long-Term Response
- 40,000 people from one town have been relocated into new settlement
- Aid given to rebuild schools
- some schools still not rebuilt after ten years and some pupils still taught outside
- Government money given to people to rebuild homes
- After 3 years 1000's of people still live in temporary tents
- Primary Effetcs
- HIC ITALY
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