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L'Aquila earthquake (Background (6th April 2009, 6.3 on rictor scale,…
L'Aquila earthquake
Effects
Primary
300killed 1500 injured
15000 buildings collapsed
student accommodation destroyed
Secondary
Aftershocks triggered landslides and rock fall which caused burst in mains water
students at university decreased
house prices and rent increased
Responses
Immediate
40000 tents provided
Red cross searched for survivors and brought over supplies
$550 million of aid from UK and USA
Long-term
residents didn't have to pay taxes in 2010
torch lit procession which took place with a catholic mass on the anniversary of the earthquake
Background
6th April 2009
6.3 on rictor scale
collision of African and Eurasian plate