The effects of Kobe Earthquake

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The effects of Kobe Earthquake

• 546am
• 17th January 1995

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• Primary Effects
• The immediate impact of the natural hazard
• e.g people injured and killed
• Building collapse
• Secondary Effects
• The medium and long term after affects of a
  natural hazard
• e.g shortage of drinking water
• disease

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Primary or Secondary?
Death and injury Disease Fires Collapsed buildings Unemployment Depression Debt and loss of income Collapsed bridges Damaged water mains Starvation Hyperthermia Liquefaction
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Death
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Death
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Transport
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Transport
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Transport
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Transport
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Transport
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Collapsed buildings - Old Kobe
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Collapsed buildings - Old Kobe
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Collapsed buildings - Old Kobe
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Collapsed buildings - Old Kobe
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Collapsed buildings - Old Kobe
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Collapsed buildings - Old Kobe
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Blocked roads
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Blocked roads
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Damaged Buildings
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Damaged Buildings
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Damaged Buildings
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Damaged Buildings
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Damaged Buildings
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Homeless
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Port - liquefaction
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Port -liquefaction
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Services Gas ,water, sewage
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Services -electricity
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Fires
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Fires
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Fires
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Fires
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Homeless - cramped conditions
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Services -water
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Cost -80billion
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The Docks -loss of exports/ jobs
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The Docks
The Docks -loss of exports/ jobs
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Industry -jobs?
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Industry- jobs
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Industry- jobs
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Transport problems
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Earthquake proof
The Undamaged Reinforced school!