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Impact of primary & secondary effects Management of primary & secondary effects

The impact and management of the primary and secondary effects of earthquake activity reflect knowledge, perception and stage of development. Impact of primary & secondary effects Management of primary & secondary effects

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Impact of primary & secondary effects Management of primary & secondary effects

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  1. The impact and management of the primary and secondary effects of earthquake activity reflect knowledge, perception and stage of development. Impact of primary & secondary effects Management of primary & secondary effects How does our knowledge, perception & the stage of development of earthquakes influence their impact and how we deal with them? Case studies: MEDC Kobe, Japan (see P.P.5) LEDC Gujarat in India (see P.P.6)

  2. Four adults and a child were killed when this newly built shopping and residential complex collapsed. The workers are doing the final demolition work with simple sledgehammers.

  3. Lack of heavy lifting machinery slowed rescue attempts

  4. http://gees.usc.edu/GEES/RecentEQ/India_Gujarat/photos/india_photo.htmhttp://gees.usc.edu/GEES/RecentEQ/India_Gujarat/photos/india_photo.htm

  5. Thousands killed as a result of building collapse

  6. Rescue worker risks his life to disable gas cylinder.

  7. French rescue worker and sniffer dog.Many temples and historic sites damaged.

  8. Emergency camps in the middle of a city and a rural village destroyed

  9. Cracks opened near epicentre

  10. Farmland & Roads

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