QuickWrite Questions

1. Brainstorm a list of natural disasters that you know of.

2. When natural disasters strike, who suffers? 3. When natural disaster strikes, who is

responsible for helping the victims?

2005 EARTHQUAKE

October 8, 2005 @ 8:50 a.m.

Neelum Valley

Earthquake Statistics• Magnitude: 7.6• Pakistan side: 73,338 dead• India side: 1,360 dead• Affected population: 3.5m• Health facilities destroyed: 80%• Area affected: 30,000 sq km• Still in tent camps 1 year later: 35,000

Source: BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5392908.stm)

Stones into Schools Questions

1. Describe the effects of the 2005 earthquake.2. Why did girls represent a majority of the

schoolchildren killed in the earthquake?3. What passages struck you, and why?4. Do you have any questions?

2010 FLOODS