Just some info on earthquake case studies (12th January 2010 Haiti earthquake and the 4th September 2010 New Zealand earthquake)

1. EARTHQUAKES CASE STUDIES

2. HAITI’S EARTHQUAKE
The earthquake was in a developing country
 12th January 2010
 7.0 magnitude with the epic centre 25km west from
Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince
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3. IMPACTS
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3 million people were affected
280,000 buildings including the presidential place were
damaged/ destroyed
100,000-159,000 people died
4,000 schools were damaged or destroyed
25% of civil servants in Port au Prince died
1 in 5 people lost their jobs because so many buildings were
destroyed. Haiti’s largest industry, clothing was one of the
worst affected

4. RESPONSES
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Dominican republic was the first country to give aid: sent out water, food and shelter
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Dominican republic made their hospitals available to Haiti’s needs. Formed the DominicanHaitian aerial support bridge ( the main airports in Dominican available). Plus sent 8 mobile
medical units with 36 doctors.
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39 trucks carried canned food were given out
Israel defence force’s front command was sent out which are specialised in treating children,
elderly and women in labour.
The American red cross set a mobile donation system, which raised $7milllion in 24 hours
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Several orphanages were destroyed, 400 children were adopted by Americans and Dutch
people
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The Canadian government said they would cover the fees of the adopted children and issue a
temporary permits
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The Korean international disaster relief team was deployed to the epicentres to assist
mitigation efforts of Haitian government

5. THE RECOVERY
After 6 months
98% of the rubble remained un-cleared, with bodies still remaining the rubble
1.4 million people still living within the tents with no actual housing provided. Plus,
most camps have no electricity, running water or sewage disposal.
September 2010, over 1 million refugees still living in the tents and still in the
emergency state
Rape cases around camps had increased since January due to UN not doing
enough to protect them
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2011
Recovery were at standstill due to the government inaction and indecision on the
part of donor countries
5% rubble was cleared and 15% basic and temporary houses were built
Slow rate of aid delivery due to international community for abandoning its
commitments
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2012
$4.5 billion was pledged for reconstruction projects in 2010 and 2011but only, 43%
was delivered
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGxxuPKrsoE&s
afe=active

7. NEW ZEALAND, CANTERBURY EARTHQUAKE
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7.1 magnitude
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4:35am on 4th September 2010
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epicentre was 40km west of Christchurch near Darfield
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lasted for 40 seconds
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Many buildings were damaged, but only one person died and few
people were injured. (the one person had a heart attack possibly
from shock of the earthquake)
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It was based on the Greendale fault, which is a newly discovered
fault.

8. IMPACTS
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In Christchurch, sewers were damaged and water lines
were broken
The water supply at Rolleston was contaminated
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Christchurch Hospital was forced to use emergency
generators
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Outside Christchurch, electrical grid was disrupted and it
took 2 days to restore
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Lots of brick chimneys fell off houses and many others
needed to be removed as the earthquake had made them
unstable.
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Railway lines buckled and had to be repaired before trains
could use them.
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Schools were closed for about two weeks after the
earthquake. They were closed for a variety of reasons,
such as damage to school land and buildings, lack of
power or water, transport difficulties and frequent
aftershocks.

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Soil liquefaction caused a lot of problems with
flooding, damaging buried pipes and building
foundations. It was worst in Kaiapoi, Bexley and
other eastern suburbs. Liquefaction happens
when shaking pushes underground water
upwards, making solid ground behave like
quicksand.
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About 200 people spent the night in shelters.
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100,000 homes were damaged
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The cost of repairs has been estimated at
NZ$2bn ($1.44bn; £930m). Most households
and businesses were expected to claim from
their insurers and the Earthquake Commission
(EQC), officials said.

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From 4 September 2010 until 4 September 2011,
there were around 9,000 aftershocks and
earthquakes. Some of these were very strong and
caused more damage to buildings and land.
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On Boxing Day (26 December 2010) there was a
large aftershock of the September earthquake. It
was magnitude 4.9 and 12 kms deep. It caused
more buildings to fall and cut power and water to
many people.

11. RESPONSES
St John Ambulance service had sixteen
ambulances operational within half an hour of the
earthquake
 The central government planned to provide at least
90% of the funds needed to rebuild the area's
water, sewerage and road networks, the overall
damage to which had yet to be fully assessed.
 The repair for electricity was restored but in rural
areas, it was difficult
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The Canterbury Earthquake website was set up as the
Canterbury Civil Defence response. It was set up to provide
information and help about future earthquake events, the site
reactivates during Earthquake events
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Rapid and effective response by the media helped mobilise
public sympathy and the huge efforts by the rest of the country
to help in the search and rescue effort and support for
survivors.
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Australian search and rescue teams began operating in
Christchurch the day after the earthquake. More specialist
teams began arriving from around the world. Singapore,
Taiwan, Japan, USA, UK and probably other countries.
Medical and police teams also joined.

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In the seconds, hours and days after the earthquake rescue and response was
offered by ordinary people as well as the emergency services on duty
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An emergency meeting Government Cabinet Meeting was held at 3pm.
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The Canterbury Art Gallery which had been designed to be earthquake proof
survived and was turned into a Emergency Response centre.
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Satellite Imagery was provided for emergency teams to help with allocation of aid
and rescue from the US and France.
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300 Australian police were flown in brining the number of the police to 1200
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The police provided security cordons, organised evacuations, supported search
and rescue teams, missing persons and family liaison, and organised media
briefings and tours of the affected areas.
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The Red Cross provided grants to families with children under 5 years of age who
were living in significantly damaged homes caused by the September or February
earthquakes, with their electricity bills.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn5rlQRYztQ