Geog330 blogpost #3: Earthquake in the Philippines

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/14/world/asia/philippines-earthquake/

This article was just written last month. A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit the Phillippines on October 15, 2013 leaving many injured and many dead. I wanted to write about this article because we are studying earthquakes in class. This earthquake in particular resulted in loss and hardship.

            Many buildings were destroyed and people were found dead under those collapsed buildings. People also died from falling rubble. This article was written the day the disaster hit and on that day they counted for 2.9 million people affected by this earthquake. The earthquake didn’t only destroy buildings, but it left homes, churches, roads, bridges, and hospitals damaged. In class we talk about direct and indirect effects of natural disasters. Some of the direct effects of the earthquake would be the collapsed buildings, destroyed properties, death, and also the landslide that took place. Some of the indirect effects would be the deaths from not having housing, food and water, or medical help. This creates major economic losses as well.

People were reported in the streets because it was the safest place to be at the time. This article quotes victim Maryann Zamora, "Right now we are in the streets because it is unsafe to be inside," she said by phone, her voice shaking as one of more than 10 aftershocks hit. "Tell everyone to pray for us."

Thankfully this earthquake did not cause a tsunami but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that it was surprising a tsunami didn’t occur from the large size of the earthquake.

The effects of this earthquake were very unfortunate. After the earthquake hit it was declared a magnitude 7.2 leaving at least 183 dead and over 500 injured. I wonder how long it will take for the Philippines to recover. 

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Response:

I really like how you talk about what the influences were on the flooding in Texas. I am sure that it was mostly natural but it is interesting to discuss the possibility of human influences. I am a visual person so it would have been nice to see some pictures but I like how you discussed an issue we have talked about in class.