Nepal- [an example of effect and responses to a tectonic hazard in an LIC]

Question 1

Nepal:
What is some background information?

Answer 1

-25th April 2015.
-Magnitude of 7.8, Plate Margin between Indian and Eurasian plate with an Epicentre=50km NW of Kathmandu and Focus=11km deep.

Question 2

Nepal:
What are some of the Primary Impacts?

Answer 2

-8841 dead,17000 injured.
-Communications affected, Reduced supply of water.
-352 aftershocks including one of 7.3 magnitude.

Question 3

Nepal:
What are some of the Secondary Impacts?

Answer 3

-Happened just before monsoon season (where rice is planted), seeds stored in homes ruined causing food shortages and income loss.
-Cost of damage $6.7 million (1/3 of economy).
-1 million people into poverty and homeless.

Question 4

Nepal:
What are some of the Primary Responses?

Answer 4

-$126 million from Britain to provide emergency aid
-UN health agency & WHO distributed medical supplies to areas since monsoon arrived early increasing chances of waterborne diseases.
-Facebook set up safety feature so people could indicate if they were safe and phone companies did not charge.

Question 5

Nepal:
What are some of the long term Responses?

Answer 5

-Government and UN,EU carried out Post-disaster Needs assessment.
-Roads were repaired and landslides cleared.
-Stricter building codes implemented.