Natural Hazards Flashcards
(10 cards)
Magnitude of Chile earthquake in 2010
8.8
Primary effects of Chile
500 dead
12000 injured
800,000 effected
Disrupted power water supplies and commuction
Repair cost $30 billion
Secondary effects of Chile
1500 km of road destroyed cause landslides
Tsunamis destroys several local villages
Immediate responses chilie 2010 earthquake
90% homes had power + electricity restored
$60 million raised
30,000 small emergency shelters made
Nepal earthquake magnitude 2015
7.9
Priamry Impacts of Nepal earthquake
9000 dead
19000 injured
100,000+ homeless
8 million effected
Secondary effects of Nepal earthquake
Avalanches +landslides
Tourism employment +income declined
Aid donated
£73 million
Typhoon Haiyan when and category
Category 5 2015
Effects of typhoon haiyan
90% of tacloban
6190 dead
29000 injured
4.1 million made homeless
Cost of damage $12 billion