The Mw7.6 Bhuj earthquake that shook the Indian Province of Gujarat on the morning of January 26, 2001 (Republic Day) is one of the two most deadly earthquakes to strike India in its recorded history.
One month after the earthquake official Government of India figures place the death toll at 19,727 and the number of injured at 166,000.
Indications are that 600,000 people were left homeless, with 348,000 houses destroyed and an additional 844,000 damaged. The Indian State Department estimates that the earthquake affected, directly or indirectly, 15.9 million people out of a total population of 37.8 million.
Indications are that 600,000 people were left homeless, with 348,000 houses destroyed and an additional 844,000 damaged. The Indian State Department estimates that the earthquake affected, directly or indirectly, 15.9 million people out of a total population of 37.8 million.
More than 20,000 cattle are
reported killed. Government estimates place direct economic losses at
$1.3 billion. Other estimates indicate losses may be as high as $5
billion.
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