Tectonic Case Study
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- TECTONIC HAZARDS CASE STUDY
- NEPAL (LIC)
- Earthquake
- Lower Income Country
- 109th/193 countries
- 25th April, 2015
- 7.9 - Richter Scale
- Lower Income Country
- PRIMARY EFFECTS
- Around 9000 deaths, 20000 injured - 8 million affected.
- 3 million left homeless, 7000 schools and 50% of shops destroyed.
- Electricity, water, sanitation and com-munication affected. 1.4m needed food, water and shelter.
- Much of Chile lost power, water and com-munication.
- Damage was estimated at over US$5 billion. International airport was congested when overseas aid arrived.
- SECONDARY EFFECTS
- Ground shaking - landslides and avalanches blocked roads.
- Mt Everest landslide killed 19 people.
- Avalance in Langtang left 250 missing.
- Landslide blocked the Kali and the Gandaki River 90 miles north-west was at risk from flooding.
- No tsunami as the earthquake was on land.
- IMMEDIATE RESPONSES
- Water / medical support from countries.
- Helicopters rescued people on Mt Everest and delivered supplies to villages.
- 0.5 million tents to provide shelter.
- financial aid pledged from countries.
- Field hospitals set up to support demand.
- 300000 people from Kathmandu migrated to seek shelter with family and friends.
- Earthquake
- CHILE (HIC)
- Earthquake
- Higher Income Country
- 39th/193 countries.
- 8.8 - Richter Scale
- 27th February 2010
- Higher Income Country
- PRIMARY EFFECTS
- Around 500 deaths, 12000 injured, 800000 people affected.
- 220 000 homes, 4500 schools, 53 ports, 56 hospitals and other public buildings destroyed.
- Talcahuano Port, Santiago Airport badly damaged.
- Much of Chile lost power, water and com-munication.
- Cost of the damage was estimated at US$30 billion.
- SECONDARY EFFECTS
- 1500km of roads damaged mainly by landslide - remote places cut off for many days.
- Many costal towns were destroyed by tsunami waves.
- Several Pacific countries struck by tsunami but warnings prevented many deaths.
- Caused a fire near Santiago, the area had to be evacuated.
- LONG-TERM RESPONSES
- President announced it could take 4 years to fully recover from the damage.
- Chile's strong economy, based on copper exports allowed the country to rebuild without the need for much foreign aid.
- A month after the earthquake the government launched a plan to help nearly 200,000 households which were affected.
- IMMEDIATE RESPONSES
- Emergency services acted quickly, international help needed to supply hospitals, satellite phones and floating bridges.
- Temporary repairs made to important roads in 24 hours - aid transported to affected areas.
- Power and water restored to 90% of homes within 10 days.
- National appeal raised $60 million, enough to build d30 000 small shelters.
- Earthquake
- NEPAL (LIC)
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