PAR model
developing country Haiti 2010
magnitude 7
230,00 died
300,000 were injured
2 million left without water and food
1 million made homeless
£20 million donated by the uk government
PAR model
emerging country
nepal 2015
magnitude 7.4
9000 died
20,000 injured
8 million affected
worsts earthquake in nepal in more than 80 years
GIS mapping used
facebook safety feature used
PAR model
developed country
lquilia 2009
magnitude 6.3
309 killed
1500 injured
70,000 affected
total damage was us$1.1 billion
10,000 hotels + 40,000 tents provided
mortgages + bills were suspended
the PM offered homes
mexico earthquake in 2017
225 people died
substandard building materials and poor construction ,insufficient enforcement of building codes
corruption and mistrust
the southern states which were hit first
70% of their population live in poverty -the lack of economic resources meant that building were more vulnerable to damage
nyiragongo DR congo (2002)
developing country
volcano
significant impact on the surrounding area due to huge lava flows
lava flows-destroyed 12,500 homes
15% of goma covered by lava ,1/3 of city destroyed
80% airstrips goma covered
$35 million in aid
evacuation plans were limited
soe walked across hot lava to get home
communication was poor
refugees began to travel back
MT Merapi ,indonesia (2010)
emerging country
2000,000 made homeless
353 killed
evacuation centres were overcrowded
210 evacuation centres
1600 volunteers
international aid given by red cross
Mt etna ,italy (2002)
developed country
“perfect eruption”
there was an eruption less than a year before 2001
4.4 richter cale
no serious injuries or deaths
14000 left homeless
entire district of catania exempt from paying tax
japenese tsunami 2011
mega disaster
9 magnitude
10 metres high
wave hit nuclear power station in fukushima
triggering worst nuclear disaster in 25 years
123,000 houses destroyed
$200 billion cost
Asian boxing day tsunami 2004
mega disaster
9 magnitude
250,000 killed
outbreak of chlorea-lack of water
fish + farm destroyed so lack of food
1.7 million displaced
travelled 3000 miles to Africa ,450 died
iceland eyjafjallajokull eruption 2010
mega disaster
vei 3-15 eruption this scale in iceland a year
a combination of settled weather pattern with winds blowing towards Europe, persistent eruption lasting 39 days
airlines lost £130m per day
fresh food imports stopped
kenya losts £1.3 million on flower exports
disruption of air travel 100,000 flights
the philipness
multiple hazard zone
hazards can occur simultanoeusly or overlap which overwhelm the community response and recovery efforts
