effects

• primary effects of an tectonic hazard:

  • buildings and roads destroyed
  • people injured and killed
  • crops and water supplies damaged or contaminated
  • electricity cables, gas pipes, communication networks damaged (cutting off supplies)
• secondary effects of a tectonic hazard:

  • other hazards (e.g an earthquake can trigger a tsunamis)
  • aid an emergency vehicles cant get through because of blocked roads and bridges
  • a shortage of clean water and bad sanitation (diseases spread easily)
  • food shortages
  • a weakened aconomy