ChristChurch+Nepal Figures

• ChristChurch Earthquake

  Plate boundary: Australian and Pacific

  Magnitude: M 6.3

  Primary Effects:

  • 182 killed
  • 80 % without electricity
  • roads and bridges damaged

  Secondary Effects:

  • Businesses out of action
  • $ 15 Billion building damage
  • Schools having to share classrooms

  Immediate Responses:

  • Most vulnerable cared for
  • $ 6 Million international aid
  • Government helpline

  Long Term Responses:

  • Water and sewages restored
  • Temporary housing provided
  • Change of planning laws and regulations
• Nepal Earthquake

  Plate boundary: Eurasian and Indian

  Magnitude: M 7.8

  Primary Effects:

  • 8841 dead
  • 7000 schools destroyed
  • 26 hospitals destroyed

  Secondary Effects:

  • 300 dead from landslides
  • Flooding
  • Avalanches

  Immediate Responses:

  • 500 Million rupees relief
  • 90 % army to worst hit areas
  • Red cross tents for 225000

  Long Term Responses:

  • Improved legal arrangements
  • Seismic policy
  • Improve adaptations to disasters