l'aquila earthquake
Cards (10)
- Magnitude of 6.3
- P - Over 300 deaths
- P - Over $ 1 billion in damage
- P - 15000 buildings collapsed
- P - Almost 70000 people made homeless
- S - Landslides and rockfalls damaged housing and transport
- S - Some of city centre cordoned off, reducing business
- Immediate responses - 10000 people were sheltered at hotels and 40000 tents were given and 7 dog units searched for survivors.
- Long-term responses - No taxes for residents the following year and university fees were waived & students received free public transport access.
- Italy has a GNI per capita of $ 14000