The Earthquakes of Sichuan€¦ · Sichuan Earthquake Date: 12th May , 2008 Time: 2:30 pm...
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The Earthquake of Sichuan
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Lam Ngan Fun (18)
Mok Tsz Ki (22)
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Content
☆The location of Sichuan
☆ The facts of Sichuan Earthquake
☆ The causes of the earthquake
☆ The effects of the earthquake
☆The measures after the earthquake
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Where is Sichuan?
South East of China
Destrutive plate boundary
Between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate
Longmenshan fault line
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Sichuan Earthquake
Date: 12th May , 2008 Time: 2:30 pm Magnitude: 7.9 Depth: 19km Region: Eastern Sichuan, China
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The reasons that caused the earthquake
Longmenshan fault
Sichuan Earthquake
Indian Plate Eurasian Plate
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The Effects of the earthquake
5 million building collapsed ( including schools)
In rural areas(Beichuan), 80% of building collapsed (near the epicentre)
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69,000 death
18,000 missing
374,000 injured
At least 5 million homeless
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Communication & roads were disrupted
Landslides blocked rivers leading to flooding
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Measures Economic:
Give land for residents who have lost their houses.
Repair & reconstruction of transportation and water conservancy.
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Political:
Select & send some
volunteer
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