Flashcards in Kashmir Earthquake, Pakistan (2005) Deck (6)
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1
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General facts
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- very poor
- area of conflict
- badly constructed infrastructure
2
Q
What happened?
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- 7.6 magnitude earthquake
- caused by movement along a crack in the plate at a destructive margin
3
Q
Primary impacts
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- 80,000 deaths, mostly from collapsed buildings
- hundreds of thousands injured
- entire villages destroyed
- 3 million made homeless
- water pipelines and electricity lines broken, cutting off supply
4
Q
Secondary impacts
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- landslides buried people and buildings as well as blocking roads
- diseases and diarrhoea spread due to lack of clean water and hygiene
- freezing winter conditions shortly after the EQ caused more deaths and delayed search and rescue
5
Q
Short-term reponses
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-help didn’t reach many areas for days to weeks
+tents, blankets and medical supplies were distributed (-but not to all areas affected)
+international aid and equipment was brought in (helicopters, rescue dogs), and teams from other countries
6
Q
Long-term responses
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+around 40,000 people have been relocated to a new town from the destroyed town of Balakot
+government money has been given to people to rebuild their homes
+training provided to help rebuild other buildings to be earthquake-resistant
+new health centres set up in the area