Tectonic Hazard - Kashmir Earthquake 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesA2/A-levelOCR Created by: StevenFoxCreated on: 11-04-16 16:26 When did the earthquake in Kashmir occur? 9.20 am - 8th October 2005 1 of 17 What was the magnitude of the earthquake? 7.7 on the richter scale 2 of 17 How many aftershocks occured? 900 aftershocks 3 of 17 What was another huge hazard in the mountanious region? Huge risk of rockfall 4 of 17 How many people were killed and how many people were injured? 73,000 killed & 69,000 injured 5 of 17 how many people were left homeless? 3 million people 6 of 17 how many children had died? 19,000 7 of 17 Why did many not have time to escape? It was during Ramadan, so many people were sleeping 8 of 17 Why was there a huge psychological damage? Whole generations had been lost + lost everything 9 of 17 What was the overall cost of damage? $5 billion 10 of 17 How many farm animals had been killed? 250,000 11 of 17 How many schools had collapsed? 1442 schools 12 of 17 Which two dieases spread rapidly from the earthquake? Tetanus and Cholera 13 of 17 Why was aid slow to reach Kashmir? It was already an isloated region, but the destruction of bridges and roads made it even worse 14 of 17 Why did many die of the cold? Huge lack of tents, food, etc. 15 of 17 How much arrived in aid? $5.4 billion 16 of 17 Has any long term planning gone into Kashmir? Not particularly, just re-building what was lost 17 of 17
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