Chaiten Flashcards
1
Q
How many people were evacuated
A
5000 by government
2
Q
How many mile exclusion was it
A
50 mile
3
Q
What did the government do in the long term
A
Gave money to small businesses
Government set up programmes to monitor the action of the volcanoes
4
Q
What was given out to the people
A
People were given water bottles and gas mask
5
Q
Primary impacts
A
5 planes were damaged Communications were down Between 80-90 % was damaged 20 was completely destroyed Pyroclastic flow were threatening the people Lahars stopped communication
6
Q
Where is chaiten
A
Chile
7
Q
Which two plates were involved
A
Nazca plate and South American plate
