Tectonic Hazards/Geography

• L'Aquila - Italy -April 6th 2009 - 6.3 magnitude earthquake - 309 deaths
• L'Aquila had 7 dog units and 36 ambulances
• No taxes in 2010, no uni fees for 3 years - L'Aquila
• L'Aquila had 40,000 tents and 10,000 hotel rooms
• Nepal Earthquake - April 25th 2015 - 7.9 magnitude earthquake
• 8632 died, 19009 injured, 8 million affected, 3 million homeless, 7000 schools destroyed - Nepal
• Nepal - India and China provided $1bn of international aid
• Nepal - 100 search and rescue from Uk, 3 helicopters, 500,000 tents in Kathmandu
• Nepal - $73 million from Asian Development Bank for relief
• Nepal - £73 million in aid from UK - £23million from Uk government, £50million from UK charities
• Typhoon Haiyan - November 8th 2013 - 4:40am, Category 5
• Typhoon - 6190 died, 4.1 million homeless, 14.1 million affected, $12billion damages, 1.1 million tonnes of crops destroyed
• Typhoon - 8 died in stampede for food
• 800,000l oil tanker contaminated fishing water
• Typhoon - 800,000 evacuated, curfew to reduce looting. 1200 centres to help homeless, $1.5billion of foreign aid was pledged
• Build Back Better 2014
• Typhoon - oxfam provided replacement fishing boats
• Beast from the East - February 2018 - lasted 10 days - Dropped to -10 degrees
• 10 people died, 1000s left without power, M80 stuck for 13hrs, NHS cancelled non-urgent operations and clinics
• Beast from the East - cost Uk £1 billion a day, road closure cut supplies to supermarket
• Beast from the East - £10 million of insurance claim from car insurance accidents
• Beast from the East - snow drifts, cold reduced insect population,causing food shortages for bird and wildlife
• Beast from the East - High Force waterfall froze for the 1st time since 1929
• Beast from the East - red weather warning issued by met office, 4000 snow ploughs, Army rescued NHS workers to Hospital (Edinburgh)