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Sichuan
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Mind Map on Sichuan, created by elhstuart on 03/05/2014.
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Sichuan
Cause
Eurasian and Indian plates
Collision plate boundary
Neither subducts, plates crumple
Pressure builds until one plate jolts
Energy is released as shockwaves through crust
Facts
May 12th 2008
China
Earthquake tremors lasted 2 mins
8.0 Richter scale
focus 19 km below crust
epicentre in Wenchuan County
Effects
Primary
Death toll - 70,000
18,000 missing
370,000 injured
In rural areas 80% of buildings collapsed
Secondary
Responses
Immediate
200,000 evacuated from below quake lake Tangjiashan
20 rescue helicopters
Donations to Red Cross £100million in fortnight
Long Term
Chinese Government invested $1.6 billion to construct new town
Parents of children killed protested
Unclogging of rivers
Education of citizens
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