LDC Earthquake (Sichuan, China) Flashcards
1
Q
When
A
12th May 2008 at 2:28pm
2
Q
Plates
A
Indian Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate, along the Longmenshan fault line
3
Q
Scale
A
7.9 on Richter Scale
4
Q
Tremor lengths
A
120 seconds
5
Q
Death toll initial and later
A
Initial- 8700
11 days later- 55,000
2 months later- 69,000 and 18,000 missing
6
Q
Injured
A
374,000 injured
7
Q
Homeless
A
At least 5 million, maybe up to 11 million
8
Q
Buildings collapsed
A
80% of buildings collapsed
5 million
9
Q
School
A
Juyuan school collapsed in Dujiangyan city which killed 900 pupils
10
Q
Communications
A
Brought to a halt, no phones working in Wenchuan and roads blocked by landslides which also blocked some rivers
11
Q
Cost
A
$75 million
12
Q
Immediate response
A
- 20 helicopters were assigned to rescue
- Troops began parachuting in and some hiked on foot
- Large scale efforts were made to free trapped survivors from collapsed buildings
- Calls were made to increase production of tents
13
Q
Tents needed
A
3.3 million
14
Q
Help requested
A
14th May, China requested international help
15
Q
Who helped
A
Japan, Russia and South Korea
