The Earthquake of Sichuan

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Lam Ngan Fun (18)

Mok Tsz Ki (22)

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

Where is Sichuan?

South East of China

Destrutive plate boundary

Between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate

Longmenshan fault line

Sichuan Earthquake

Date: 12th May , 2008 Time: 2:30 pm Magnitude: 7.9 Depth: 19km Region: Eastern Sichuan, China

The reasons that caused the earthquake

Longmenshan fault

Sichuan Earthquake

Indian Plate Eurasian Plate

The Effects of the earthquake

5 million building collapsed ( including schools)

In rural areas(Beichuan), 80% of building collapsed (near the epicentre)

69,000 death

18,000 missing

374,000 injured

At least 5 million homeless

Communication & roads were disrupted

Landslides blocked rivers leading to flooding

Measures Economic:

Give land for residents who have lost their houses.

Repair & reconstruction of transportation and water conservancy.

Political:

Select & send some

volunteer

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