Amatrice Earthquake

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Facts
- Eurasian Plate and African plate.
- 24th August 2016.
- 6.2 magnitude.
- Central Italy.
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Primary Impacts
- 300 dead.
- 400 injured.
- 4,454 homeless.
- 293 historic buildings were damaged.
- 80% of old town buildings affected.
- Restored school collapsed.
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Secondary Impacts
- Landslides blocked roads.
- People reported to be involved in looting.
- Unsafe buildings led to town being cordoned off=negative to tourism.
- 90% of farmland gone.
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Short-term Responses
- 10,000 homeless people put in 58 tents.
- Sports hall converted into a shelter.
- 5,000 soldiers, Italian Red Cross and Alpine guides involved for search and rescue.
- €50million emergency response announced by government.
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Long-term Responses
- Schools nearby took students while 12 classrooms were constructed.
- A year on... 2.4 million tonnes of debris remained.
- Villages rebuilt wIth same character.
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Card 2

Front

- 300 dead.
- 400 injured.
- 4,454 homeless.
- 293 historic buildings were damaged.
- 80% of old town buildings affected.
- Restored school collapsed.

Back

Primary Impacts

Card 3

Front

- Landslides blocked roads.
- People reported to be involved in looting.
- Unsafe buildings led to town being cordoned off=negative to tourism.
- 90% of farmland gone.

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

- 10,000 homeless people put in 58 tents.
- Sports hall converted into a shelter.
- 5,000 soldiers, Italian Red Cross and Alpine guides involved for search and rescue.
- €50million emergency response announced by government.

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

- Schools nearby took students while 12 classrooms were constructed.
- A year on... 2.4 million tonnes of debris remained.
- Villages rebuilt wIth same character.

Back

Preview of the back of card 5

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