Case Study - Chile

Question 1

Primary effects

Answer 1

• 5000 deaths and 12,000 injuries
• 200,000+ homes destroyed
• $30bn damage

Question 2

Number of deaths and injuries

Answer 2

5000 deaths
12,000 injuries

Question 3

Number of homes destroyed

Answer 3

200,000

Question 4

Basic supplies affected

Answer 4

• water
• electricity
• communications

Question 5

Cost of damage

Answer 5

$30 billion

Question 6

Secondary effects

Answer 6

• 1500km of roads damaged by landslides
• many remote communities cut off

Question 7

Damage to infrastructure

Answer 7

1500km of roads damaged by landslides

Question 8

GDP rank

Answer 8

38th
$12,000

Question 9

HDI rank

Answer 9

41st
>0.85

Question 10

Immediate responses

Answer 10

• international help to supply field hospitals
• $60mn raised in national appeal to build 30,000 emergency shelters

Question 11

Immediate international responses

Answer 11

Field hospitals, satellite phones, floating bridges

Question 12

Money raised in national appeal

Answer 12

$60 million

Question 13

Number of emergency shelters

Answer 13

30,000

Question 14

How long for most power/water to be restored?

Answer 14

10 days

Question 15

Long-term responses

Answer 15

• housing reconstruction plan helped 200,000 affected households
• power and water restored to 90% of homes in 10 days

Question 16

Effect of housing reconstruction plan

Answer 16

200,000 households helped

Question 17

Reason for less foreign aid

Answer 17

Strong economy