Japan Earthquake And Haiti Earthquake

Question 1

Primary impacts of japan earthquake

Answer 1

-thousands buidling damaged
- many buildings tilted and sink underground
- dam collapsed and 2 nuclear power station fractured and oil regunery on fire

Question 2

Secondary impacts on japan earthquake

Answer 2

Earthquake triggered tsunami which killed 15000 people
-hundreds of buildings destroyed left 230k people homeless
- cut off power supplies to power plant causing a melt down
- 2600 missing people, 6150 injured, 93% drowned

Question 3

Haiti earthquake primary impact

Answer 3

316k deaths,30k injured
Many houses poorly built and collapsed instantly
-1.5 mill homeless and 180k houses destroyed
-8 hospitals collapsed and badly damaged
- port,communication links damaged

Question 4

Secondary impact on haiti earthquake

Answer 4

-cholera outbreak killed 8k people due to contamined water
-clothing factory damaged whichnproduced 60% of haiti exports
- jobs lost
- looting and crime increased

Question 5

Prediction and preparatprion for japan

Answer 5

Predicition-earquake drills, emergency kits, eartquake proof buidlings, tsunami walls
Prep- gave adavance watning of earthquake and tsunami

Question 6

Precition and prepeartion haiti

Answer 6

Prediction-buildings built with old tyre,straw and bamboo with light roofs
Prep-unprepared for earthquake so monitering systems, inspected and repaired buildings