Case studies paper 1: section 1

• When was the earthquake in Chile?

  February 2010
• What was the magnitude of Chile?

  8.8
• How many were killed in Chile?

  500
• How many people were affected in chile?

  800,000
• How much damage was there in chile?

  $30 billion
• What were secondary effects in Chile?

  Landslides, tsunamis and fires
• What were some immediate responses in chile?

  Key roads were repaired in 24 hours. Power and water was restored in 10 days. 30,000 shelters were built.
• What were some long term responses in chile?

  there was foreign aid. Full recovery was expected in 4 years by having a government reconstruction plan.
• What was the earthquake in nepal?

  April 2015
• what was the magnitude of nepal?

  7.9
• how many people were killed in nepal?

  9,000
• how many people were affected in nepal?

  8,000,000
• how much damage was there in nepal?

  $5 billion
• what were some secondary effects in nepal?

  avalanches on mount everest. flooding caused by landslides
• what were the immediate responses in nepal?

  overseas aid: helicopters for search and supply drops. 300,000 people migrated from Kathmandu for shelter
• what were some long term responses in nepal?

  roads repaired, landslides cleared. international conferences. But there was an Indian border blockade which caused fuel and medicine shortages
• when was typhoon Haiyan?

  November 2013
• what catagagory was typhoon Haiyan

  5 on the saffir simpson
• what percentage of tacloban was destroyed?

  90%
• how many people were killed after the typhoon

  6,300
• how many homes were destroyed after the typhoon?

  40,000
• how much rain caused flooding?

  400mm
• how many jobs were lost after the typhoon?

  6 million
• what were some secondary affects after the typhoon?

  landslides, shortages of power, water and food. there was an outbreak of disease and violence.
• what were some immediate responses to the typhoon?

  overseas aid, helicopters for search and rescue, 1200 evacuation centres were set up
• what were some long term responses to the typhoon?

  rebuilding better infrastructure, cyclone shelters were built, international financial aid and supplies and medical support was given.
• when was the Somerset level floods?

  jan-feb 2014
• what was some immediate responses to the flooding?

  villagers used boats, community groups offered support
• what was some long term responses to the flooding?

  £20 million flood action plan was created, 8km of rivers were dredged, road levels and river banks were raised, more pumping stations were built
• what are the social, economic and environmental impacts of the flooding?

  600 houses were flooded, villages were cut off, £10 million damage, power supply and roads were cut off, floodwaters were contaminated with sewage, massive debris clearance was required.