2008 Sichuan Earthquake What is the effect on

2008 Sichuan Earthquake What is the effect on schools? n

Topics n n n n Quick facts The earthquake damage The effect on schools Bad construction What happened to the children? Physical effects The recovery process Precautions for future earthquakes

Quick Facts n The great Sichuan earthquake may 12 th n Measured a 8. 0 magnitude n 3 months before the summer Olympics n n USGS (using the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale) placed maximum intensity, “Very disastrous” Energy created by the strike of the Indian plate onto the Eurasian plate

Earthquake damage

Earthquake damage n n n Killed approximately 69000 people 400 000 injured 4. 8 million people left homeless Maximum displacement amounted to 9 meters 80% of Buildings collapsed in Beichuan county

The effect on schools n Rescue workers stand with search dogs at a high school that was destroyed in the earthquake

The effect on schools In Hanwang, Sichuan province, three schools were demolished during classroom sessions by the earthquake n Another 700 students were buried in a school in Hanwang n City of Dujiangyan - A whole school collapsed with 900 buried and 50 dead - 8 other school toppled n

The effects on schools n n n In Mianyang City, seven schools collapsed, burying at least 1, 700 people. At least 7, 000 school buildings in Sichuan Province collapsed The Juryan Middle School – Many teenagers buried (later excavated by civilians and cranes) 600 students and staff died at Juryan Elementary School Up to 1, 300 children and teachers died at Beichuan Middle School

Bad Construction

Bad construction n 7000 inadequately engineered schoolrooms collapsed “Tofu dreg schoolhouses” Local officials and builders accused of cutting corners in school construction n Investigation of school collapses n June 1, 2008 – Childrens day n Protests -Sichuan school teacher, was detained on June 25, 2008 for "disseminating rumors and destroying social order"

“Tofu Dreg schoolhouses” n Builders cut corners by replacing steel rods with thin iron wires for concrete re-enforcement n Using inferior grade cement, if any at all n Using fewer bricks than they should n The supervising agencies did not check to see if it met the national standards

What happened to the kids?

What happened to the kids? n n n In terms of school casualties, thousands of school children died due to shoddy construction Several thousand children had no school to go to No education Education in the home Change schools

Physical Effects

Physical Effects n Executive vice Governor Wei Hong confirmed late November that 19065 identified schoolchildren died n About 40 000 was injured n Many parents lost their only child (one child policy) n n Local officials lifted restrictions-”illegal children” under 18 could be registered as legal replacements for parents who lost their only child Parents were offered a package valued at 8, 800 USD in cash and a perparent pension of nearly 5, 600 USD

Rescue effort n n n Disaster response was rapid according to president Hu Jintao Ten emergency teams sent to Sichuan 50 000 troops and police was sent to help Due to road damages and bad weather rescue teams and arrival of med care and help came late Civilians with cranes saved a lot of people Hundreds of schoolchildren excavated by civilians with cranes from Juryan Middle school

The recovery after an earthquake

The recovery after an earthquake n n n Government annonced that they will spend 146. 5 billions on recovering from the earthquake Condolences and assistant from foreign countries Media attention lead to a lot of donations from individuals and associations as well as foreign countries Booths set up in schools, at banks, and around gas stations Many schools have been rebuilt, but there are still hundreds of kids without a school to go to

n n Donations and relief work Housten Rockets Yoa ming gave $ 200 000 $ 8 000 million collected total Relief work -Flew 557 tents and 2, 500 quilts valued at $ 113 000 n n n Food/Drinks/tents/clothes Blood donations Shelter

Precautions for a future earthquake

Precautions for future earthquakes n n Safety checks are to be carried out at schools across China Improved construction standards for primary and middle schools in rural areas Safety program n Earthquake drills n Resource person n Discussion and projects n Seismic hazard reduction n Response plan