Primary Effects of the Kobe Earthquake?


The primary effects of the Kobe earthquake included 5100 deaths, nearly 200,000 buildings collapsing alongside the elevated Hanshin Expressway and destruction of numerous bridges. Several bullet trains were also disrupted. 120 of the 150 harbours in the port of Kobe were also destroyed.
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The effects of the Kobe earthquake are classified under primary and secondary. The primary effect included collapsing of 200,000 buildings whereas the secondary effects included many systems shutting down as well as fire explosions. There were 5,500 dead, 40,000 injured, and 180,000 houses totally destroyed in the end.
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Over 200,000 buildings collapsed, killing 5,000 citizens making 300,000 homeless. Also many buildings sunk into the ground due to liquefaction. And the Hanshin expressway was virtually
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