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Christchurch 2011 Earthquake - Coggle Diagram
Christchurch 2011 Earthquake
Responses
Short term
Aid workers from charities such as the Red Cross came to help
Around $6-7 million of international aid was provided
Areas were zoned to assess damage
300 Australian police officers were flown in
Long term
The construction of around 10,000 affordable homes
temporary housing was provided by the New Zealand government
Water and sewerage restored to the city by August 2011 (A few months after the earthquake)
$898 million in building insurance claims
Impacts
Primary
Around
2,000 injured
An estimated
death toll of around 181
Over 50%
of the
city's buildings were damaged
The city's cathedral spire collapsed
Water and sewage pipes were damaged
Secondary
Businesses were closed
for a long time
Christchurch couldn't hold
the five Rugby World Cup matches
Schools
were closed for
two weeks
due to the damage
Other
Christchurch is a
HIC
- A high income country. They could afford to respond to this Earthquake as the city was quite wealthy
The focus was
very shallow
just under
5km
deep, which is why it caused more damage
Magnitude
6.3