Earthquakes in an MEDC

Location- Japan
Effects of the earthquake
1. 7.2 on the richter scael
2. death of many
3. Made 300,000 people homeless
4. killed 6,434 people and injured over 40,000
5. gas mains ruptures and water pipes fractured
6. sections of elevated roads collapsed
7. 1,000,000 homes had to cope without water for 10 days
Immediate Responses
1. people searched for people through the rubble
2. Hospitals struggled to cope with the injured
3. major retailers such as 7-eleven helped provide essentials
4. Motorola provided free phone calls
Long term responses
1. Buildings were re-built
2. People recovered from their injuries
3. water/gas pipes re-placed
4. Roads were re-built
Predict, protect and prepare
1. Buildings built further apart to avoid the domino effect in the future
2. High rise buildings were built with flexible steel frames
3. rubber blocks were put under bridges to absorb shocks

Resource summary

	Created by Eleanor Matthewman over 10 years ago