The Sichuan Earthquake and Earthquake Response & Aid

By Matthew Johnson

Outline

• Sichuan Province Information

• Earthquake Information

• How Bad was the Disaster

• The Response to the Earthquake

• Earthquake Aid and its Management

The Sichuan Province

• Capital City: Chengdu• Population: 87,250,000• Area: 187,000 sq mi• There are 21 county like

areas that make up the province

The Sichuan Earthquake General Info

• Date: May 12, 2008• Epicenter: Wenchuan

county• Magnitude: 8.0• Intensity: XI• Aftershocks: 149 to 284• Depth: 12mi

Earthquake Disaster Info.

• Confirmed Dead: 69,227 people

• Injured: 374,176 people• Missing: 18,222 people• 4.8 million people

homeless• 15 million people

affected

Damage of Earthquake Cont.

• City of Shifang had two chemical plants collapse and 80 tons of ammonia leaked

• In Beichuan county 80% of buildings collapsed

• City of Dujiangyan which was south-east of the epicenter had an entire school collapse which buried 900 students.

Earthquake Property Damage

• Most of the agricultural livestock were destroyed

• The estimated total damage was about $20 billion US Dollars

• The earthquake caused an economic loss of at least $75 billion US Dollars

More Ruins

• 7000 schoolrooms that were inadequately engineered collapsed from the earthquake

• By Nov 21, 2008 19,065 schoolchildren were dead

Pics of Disaster

More Disaster Pics

Response to the Earthquake

• Highways were damaged across the region which delayed rescue troops

• Same day as the earthquake 50,000 troops had been sent from Chendgu

• 184 person earthquake emergency relief team was dispatched to the region from Beijing n the same day

• On May 12 Helicopters were deployed for the relief effort

Response Cont.

• As early as Wednesday rescue teams from many regions were ready to join the relief effort.

• However due to traffic Problems in the area the Chinese Red Cross said it was inconvenient

• Red Cross called for a need of Tents, medical supplies, food, and drinking water along with cash donations.

More Response

• By May 16 rescue groups from South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Russia and Taiwan had joined the effort.

• China was praised for its swift and open response to the Earthquake.

• The response within China allowed for 1.5 billion Yuan to be donated for the relief effort during a Telethon on May 18

Landslides

• They were a continuous problem for rescue crews

• Persistent heavy rains compounded the problem of the landslides

• Some roads were either completely damaged or blocked off by the landslides

Relief Effort Cont.

• By Nov 21, 2008

• 200,000 homes were rebuilt, 685, 000 were under reconstruction

• 1300 schools had been reconstructed

• 25 townships have been relocated

• $441 billion dollars had been spent by the government

Foreign and Domestic Aid

• Aid came in all sorts of forms from money, to tents, food, medical supplies and other necessities.

• The Red Cross of China flew in 557 tents and 2500 quilts in the beginning

• Over 50 Countries and International Organizations gave money and or relief supplies to China for this effort.

Aid Cont.

• Following the earthquake, donations were made by people from all over mainland China, with booths set up in schools, at banks, and around gas stations.

• People also donated blood, resulting in according to Xinhua long line-ups in most major Chinese cities.

• Many donated through text messaging on mobile phones to accounts set up by China Unicom and China Mobile.

• By May 16, the Chinese government had allocated a total of $772 million for earthquake relief so far, up sharply from $159 million from May 14.

• On May 16 China stated it had also received $457 million in donated money and goods for rescue efforts so far, including $83 million from 19 countries and four international organizations.

More Aid

• There was hundreds of thousands to millions of tents sent from various countries in the relief effort

• At the minimum of 500 tons of materials have been donated as well from all over the world

• Millions upon millions were also sent from around the world

Pics of Aid

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