Christchurch

• Wealth


  HDI: 13th/189 countries

  GDP: 53rd/193 countries
• What couldn't Christchurch host?

  rugby world cup matches
• Cause


  Conservative plate margin where the Pacific Plate slid past the Australian Plate in the opposite direction.
• Who searched for survivors?

  Fire and ambulance crews
• Who was mobilised?


  The military was mobilised to help the rescue effort, and the government accepted an offer of specialist help from Australia.
• What was the city divided into?

  City divided into 4 zones - Red Zone worst affected zone (close to the Inner City), Orange zone (10,000 homes), Green Zone (100,000 homes) and White zone (CBD)
• Date


  22nd February 2011
• How many people migrated from Christchurch after the earthquake?

  10,000
• Why did business lose money?

  They had to close until buildings were confirmed to be safe
• Number of houses destroyed

  100,000
• Focus


  5km deep
• Epicentre


  10km south east of Christchurch
• Magnitude


  6.3
• Deaths and injuries


  181 and 2000
• what was knocked out by the earthquake?

  Power and telephone lines/cellular network
• 6 Storey Canterbury television building

  Collapsed and killed 85 people
• Who came to help?

  Aid workers from charities such as the Red Cross came to help. International aid was provided (around $6-7 million).
• What was restored to the city?

  Water and sewerage by August 2011