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Earthquake Magnitude? Causation Epicentre/ Deaths? Costs Preparation? Relief Role of government
focus
Puebla, Release of strain E: 55km 370 6000 injured The Mexican Seismic 501 rescue workers, 32 Mexican army and
Mexico 7.1 pent up from the south of Collapse of 44 Alert System search dogs, equipment, navy deployed 3000
13:14 CDT ongoing collision the city of buildings (SASMEX) and over 440 humanitarian active-troops to
on 19th between the Cocos Puebla A church built in the Few Seconds aid had been sent to Mexico city through
September plate and the North 17th century fell in warning prior to Mexico from over 27 the DN-II-E and plan
2017 American plate F: 51km Atzala during a strong shaking countries around the Marina emergency
baptism, killing 11 SASMEX tracks world. (Argentina, Canada, response plans
people including the seismicity in the Chile, China, Russia, Spain Troops were tasked
baby subduction zone etc.) with debris clean-up,
Gas leaks through 97 seismic Aid from UN and EU search and rescue
4.78million had no monitoring stations. Canada sent 1,500 family- Secretariat of
power Since 1993, recorded sized tents national defence
6896 earthquakes Russia supplied 35 tonnes activated 3 shelters
and issues 158 of aid supplies in affected areas
seismic early
warnings

Central Italy Shallow normal E: close to 299 400 injured Experts estimate IsraAID's recovery efforts Government set
03:36 CEST 6.2 faulting in the Accumoli 4500 homeless that some 70% of included search and rescue aside €1bn for
on 24th Central Apennines, Economic loss Italy’s buildings are teams, distributing upgrading buildings
August where the Eurasia F: 4km between $1 billion to not built to anti- immediate relief items, and in regions affected
2016 plate moves $11 billion seismic standards answering psychosocial
towards the In Amatrice over half needs to prevent long-term
northeast with the buildings were effects of trauma.
respect to Africa destroyed including Vodafone Italy immediately
almost the entire deployed Instant Network
historic town volunteers to the affected
areas to check that the
network coverage was
optimal for rescue teams
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