Question

Which of the following natural disasters in Kashmir (Pakistan) killed around 86,000 people and injured more than 69,000 people?

A. Tornado
B. Monsoon
C. Typhoon
D. Earthquake

Answer 1

Answer: Earthquake

Step-by-step explanation:

An earthquake is a type of natural disaster that can cause huge destruction to the human beings and their assets.

The earthquake can defined as the shaking of the tectonic plates and this destruction is so massive that the buildings and other properties gets lost due to the effect of earthquake.

Human beings, animals and other components dies due to its effect and the thing left is only debris.

It can people in thousands and more as it depends on the intensity of the earthquake. In Pakistan more than 86000 people were killed and more than this number was injured due to earthquake.

Answer 2

The answer is D. Earthquake. Due to their geographical position Kashmir is not susceptible to the other types of natural disasters mentioned. The Indian tectonic plate pushes under the Eurasian plate thereby creating severe earthquakes and the tallest mountain chain in the world, the Himalayas. This deadly 2005 earthquake was one of the costliest ever in terms of human lives lost which were in large part due to poor construction.