What were the short term effects of the Kashmir Earthquake?

Answer 1

The 7.6 earthquake that struck the Kashmir region on October 8, 2005, lasted only 60-seconds. Long term effects were loss of jobs and infrastructure. Power lines were brought down all over the region, which hampered the rescue and rebuilding efforts. Initially, 3.3-million survivors were homeless. After one year, one million were still homeless.

Answer 2

the human impacts were that over 74,000 people died- 73,000 of those people have died in Pakistan- and many people dying. also 2.5million people were left homeless as their homes and buildings around the area were destroyed, flattened or collapsed from the force of the earthquake. also the debris left behind from the collapsed houses blocked many of the roads- a secondary impact- slowing down the evacuation.

Answer 3

• Damage to waste facilities and factories caused pollution of water sources, which eventually caused widespread disease to communities which only had access to contaminated water.
• People in the Himalayas died from hypothermia because it took especially long for aid to reach them.
• Around $6.2 billion given in aid.
• Damage to communications made distribution of aid more difficult.

Answer 4

The short-term effects of the Kashmir Earthquake in 2005 included widespread destruction of buildings and infrastructure, significant loss of life, injuries, displacement of people, and disruption of essential services such as water, electricity, and communication networks. Emergency response efforts were mobilized to provide aid and medical assistance to the affected population.

Answer 5

Diseases and sudden . People were also left homeless, many and injuries. People's lifelines, like water, gas and electricity were cut.

Answer 6

the long term effects are like rebuilding and getting people jobs and a lot of people moved away

Answer 7

the earth occurs when the sins of human beings increase so thats why the divine forces .

Answer 8

very few survive this earthquake