Chile vs Nepal

Question 1

Chile primary effects

Answer 1

500 killed, 80,000 affected
8.8 on richer scale
Santiago airport badly affected
Lost power which was restored to 90% of homes in 10 days
30 billion dollars

Question 2

Chile secondary effects

Answer 2

fire in Santiago airport - ppl had to evacuate
1500km of roads damaged by landslides
Coastal towns devastated by tsunami waves

Question 3

Chile immediate responses

Answer 3

emergency services acted swiftly
30,000 small emergency homes built
Temporary repairs made to Santiago airport
Power and water restored to 90% of homes after 10 days

Question 4

Chile long term responses

Answer 4

helped 200,000 homes that were affected
Chile has a strong economy (copper exports) so didn’t need much international help

Question 5

Nepal primary effects

Answer 5

9000 died, over 8 million affected
7.9 on richer scale
4 mill left homeless
1.4 mill needed food and water
Electric supplies and water were contaminated
50% of shops destroyed
$5 billion cost

Question 6

Nepal secondary effects

Answer 6

landslides triggered + avalanches - 19 ppl died here on mt Everest
Kali river flooded due to landslide - leading to people drowning people had to evacuate

Question 7

Nepal immediate responses

Answer 7

Search and rescue teams arrived quickly from UK and India
Helicopters helped to find ppl
Half a mill tents needed for homeless
300,000 people migrated from Kathmandu
Financial aid pledged from many countries

Question 8

Nepal long term responses

Answer 8

Roads repaired + landslides cleared
Thousands of homeless ppl to be re housed
Stricter controls on building codes
Tourism to be boosted
Repairs to Everest base camp