HIC- Earthquake, L'Aquila, Italy 2009


• Causes 


  Movement of the Apennine fault system, measured 6.0 on richter scale
• Primary impacts 


  Historical buildings destroyed, 3000-10,000 building destroyed, $16 billion worth of damages
• Secondary impacts 


  289 deaths, 40,000 people made homeless, landslide caused a burst water pipe
• Short term responses 


  Immediate search and rescue, tents set up to provide shelter, gas and electricity bills suspends for two months
• Long term responses 


  financial aid provided for rebuilding, students given free school fees for 3 years to stop fall in numbers
• Background


  GDP= $32,000 per capita, population density 206 people per km2, literacy rate= 99%