Kashmir Earthquake 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyPlate tectonicsA2/A-levelAll boards Created by: nicolarose1Created on: 13-04-17 17:57 Date of earthquake? 2005 1 of 16 Where is Kashmir? to the north of Pakistan 2 of 16 type of plate margin? destructive 3 of 16 Magnitude? 7.6 4 of 16 focus 16 miles 5 of 16 How much of the surrounding area was damaged? 30,000km squared 6 of 16 total cost? $5 billion 7 of 16 What percentage of the town of Uri was destroyed? 80% 8 of 16 Death toll? 80,000 - mostly caused by collapsed buildings 9 of 16 How many people were made homeless? 3 million 10 of 16 What caused the rescue effort and rebuilding operations difficult? freezing winter conditions 11 of 16 Level of disaster planning? No local disaster planning 12 of 16 Were the buildings designed to withstand an earthquake? No 13 of 16 Why did help not reach many areas for days or weeks? people had to be rescued by hand, without any equipment or help from emergency services 14 of 16 What organisation was set up by the Pakistan govt.? Federral Relief Commission 15 of 16 Positive responses? 40,000 people have been relocated to a new town, training has been provided to help rebuild buildings as earthquake resistant 16 of 16
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