1. Part 3: The nature and main impacts of Bam earthquake
Disaster Epidemiology Lessons From Bam Earthquake Dec 26, 2003 Iran
Part 3: The nature and main impacts of Bam earthquake
A. Ardalan MD, MPH, PhD student in Epidemiology 1

2. To understand the nature of Bam earthquake To understand the main
Learning objectives:
To understand the nature of
Bam earthquake
To understand the main
impacts of Bam earthquake 2

3. 3 Nature of Bam earthquake On 26 December 2003, at 5:26
AM local time, an earthquake
measuring 6.5 on the Richter
scale struck the city of Bam and
surrounding villages.
About hundred after shocks
have been recorded within 1
month. 3

4. The main impacts of Bam earthquake Although the impact of the
earthquake seems to be limited to a
relatively small area of about 16 km
in radius, the 2,500 years old
historic city of Bam was almost
completely destroyed. 4

5. The Citadel of Bam which was once built up to save the lives of people, could not even save itself.5

6. The main impacts of Bam earthquake Number of killed: 40,000
Number of injured: 30,000
Number of hospitalized: 12,000 6

7. The main impacts of Bam earthquake
Human resource tragedy:
Death or miss of substantial
number of local civil servants
from professional and managerial
cadres
Nearly 50 % of the local health
staff dead or missed. 7

8. Number of houses destroyed
The main
impacts
of Bam
earthquake
Number of houses destroyed
beyond repair: 25,000 (85 %)
Number of homeless people: 75,000 8

9. The main impacts of Bam earthquake Number of health facilities
destroyed (nearly 100%):
District Hospitals: Health Houses: 95
Urban Health Centers: Rural Health Centers: 14 9

10. Imam Hospital of Bam, After the Earthquake
This slide shows the major yard of Imam Hospital, which is offering people the tertiary health care. This hospital was destroyed by almost 50%.
Imam Hospital of Bam, After the Earthquake 10

11. The main impacts of Bam earthquake All-major public buildings, including the district governor’s office have been partially or completely damaged. 11

12. The main impacts of Bam earthquake Electricity and water supply in
the city were also severely affected. 12

13. The main impacts of Bam earthquake
Number of schools destroyed
or unusable: 131 (100%) 13

14. You might have asked yourself, how come, that such moderate earthquake, can cause such vast devastation. Please follow the lecture. We will find out together! 14