L'Aquila and Nepal

• L'Aquila date


  6 April 2009
• L'Aquila Richter Scale


  6.3
• L'Aquila

  • 308 deaths
  • 1500 injuries
  • 15000 building collapsed
  • 67500 homeless
  • US$1 bil. economic costs
• Primary Responses L'Aquila


  • hotels provided shelter for 10,000
  • 40,000 tents provided
  • British Red Cross raised £171000
• L'Aquila

  • modern buildings in newer parts of city less badly affected- building regulations
  • Italy needs to make older buildings safer in earthquake prone areas to protect people, property and heritage
• L'Aquila

  • one scientist tried to predict this earthquake by measuring radon gas released from the ground
• L'Aquila

  184 earthquake resistant building being built
• L'Aquila

  10.2 billion euros damage

  -access to EU fund
• L'Aquila- 7 years after:

  70% of business never reopened

  20 years to rebuild

  56% unemployment rate- 18,000 out of work

  90% of young people want to leave- lack of social focus points - less culture - no opportunities - no future workforce - pop. decrease
• Nepal date


  12 May 2015
• Nepal- Richter scale


  7.8
• Nepal

  8841 deaths

  16800 injuries

  1 mil homeless

  US$ 5.15 bil economic costs

  600,000 structures destroyed
• Nepal

  water, food, electricity supply reduced

  352 aftershocks

  damage to roads

  200 climbers from Mt. Everest rescued after avalanches

  23 areas required rebuilding

  3% additional pop. pushed into poverty
• Nepal

  • UK DEC US$126mil for emergency aid
  • India and China sent aid and rescue teams
  • efforts hampered by lack of equipment and communications
• Nepal

  • some towns only accessible by air - 7hrs to walk - 815000 cut off by road- took 2 weeks to reach everyone
  • red cross provided tents for 225000
  • WHO and UN distributed medical supplies