🌋Case Study - Nepal 2015

Question 1

When did the earthquake occur?

Answer 1

12:21pm on 25th April 2015

Question 2

How long did the earthquake last for?

Answer 2

2 minutes

Question 3

Where on the Richter scale was the earthquake?

Answer 3

7.9

Question 4

What were the immediate effects?

Answer 4

Buildings collapsed due to poor construction and lack of foundations

Question 5

What did the earthquake trigger in the Himalayas?

Answer 5

Avalanches and rockfalls

Question 6

How many climbers and sherpas were killed at Everest base camp?

Answer 6

18

Question 7

In what season did the earthquake occur?

Answer 7

The main tourist season, and people from all over the world were killed

Question 8

How many people died?

Answer 8

8000

Question 9

How many were injured?

Answer 9

14,500

Question 10

How many were made homeless?

Answer 10

2.8 million

Question 11

What happened to the villages of the Ghorka region?

Answer 11

They were completely cut off as communications and roads were damaged

Question 12

What happened to the dead?

Answer 12

They were cremated in funeral pyres

Question 13

What happened to casualties?

Answer 13

They were carried to hospitals or treated in the streetes

Question 14

What happened in terms of aftershocks?

Answer 14

There were several on the Saturday night, up to 6.9 on the Richter scale.

Question 15

How far was the country estimated to have been put back?

Answer 15

100 years

Question 16

What was requested by the Nepalese government?

Answer 16

Outside assisstance

Question 17

Which countries sent aid initially?

Answer 17

US, UK, Pakistan and India

Question 18

How were dogs used in the rescue?

Answer 18

To seek out the missing, as well as using heat cameras

Question 19

What aid was delivered?

Answer 19

Water and water purification tablets, tents, blankets, solar lights and medical aid

Question 20

Which aid agencies were already int the country?

Answer 20

Oxfam and the UN

Question 21

Why were there aid agencies already in the country?

Answer 21

Due to its extreme poverty

Question 22

What happened to the international airport?

Answer 22

The only one in the country, in Kathmandu, was damaged, so getting aid in was difficult

Question 23

What was broadcast on 28th April?

Answer 23

A Disaster Emergency Committee appeal

Question 24

How much did the British public give?

Answer 24

£41 million

Question 25

How many people were helped in the first two weeks thanks to the DEC appeal?

Answer 25

310,000

Question 26

How many hygiene kits did Christian Aid distribute?

Answer 26

10,000 for 50,000 people

Question 27

How did Islamic Relief respond?

Answer 27

By distributing food for 2,500 people

Question 28

How did Oxfam respond?

Answer 28

By installing an 11,000 litre tank and 58,000 litres of drinking water

Question 29

What happened on May 12th?

Answer 29

A second earthquake of 7.3 on the Richter scale

Question 30

What were the concerns in early May?

Answer 30

That a cholera outbreak would occur

Question 31

How long was it estimated that Nepal would take to recover?

Answer 31

A decade

Question 32

How many children would be deprived of a normal childhood due to the earthquake?

Answer 32

1.1 million

Question 33

What did the UN set up to aid children?

Answer 33

Temporary schools using the 'education in a box' resources

Question 34

How was tourism affected?

Answer 34

The infrastructure needed to get climbers up to Mount Everest was severely damaged with roads and air strips needing reconstruction

Question 35

What was happening 2 weeks before the earthquake in Kathmandu?

Answer 35

Experts were trying to help Nepal to prepare for its ext big earthquake, which was expected

Question 36

How long had it been since the previous large event?

Answer 36

80 years

Question 37

Why was there a lack of urgency in Nepal before the earthquake?

Answer 37

Due to a lack of recent earthquake activity and little knowledge of the potential damage

Question 38

How many temporary learning centres were set up?

Answer 38

15,000

Question 39

How did Facebook respond?

Answer 39

By creating a 'safety check' allowing families to mark themselves as 'safe'

Question 40

How much did the Asian Development Bank pledge?

Answer 40

$200 million to help reconstruct buildings and help nation's rehabilitation

Question 41

Where does Nepal rank in terms of wealth?

Answer 41

157th in the World

Question 42

Cause: Which plate is subducting under the Eurasian plate?

Answer 42

Indian

Question 43

Cause: What’s the annual movement of the 2 plates?

Answer 43

45mm north-northeast

Question 44

Cause: What has this plate movement created?

Answer 44

The Himalayas

Question 45

P.E.: Name an ancient monument that collapsed

Answer 45

Dharahara Tower

Question 46

P.E.: Where were communication lines and roads destroyed, making the area totally isolated?

Answer 46

Ghorka region

Question 47

S.E.: Which industry saw large drops?

Answer 47

Tourism

Question 48

S.E.: How many children didn’t have a school to return to?

Answer 48

Close to 1 million

Question 49

S.E.: What happened to harvests?

Answer 49

They were reduced or lost

Question 50

S.E.: What happened to some of the steep valleys?

Answer 50

They suffered landslides

Question 51

S.E.: Where were 250 people killed by a landslide?

Answer 51

Ghodatabela

Question 52

I.R.: Why did people flee from buildings?

Answer 52

To avoid falling masonry

Question 53

I.R.: Why did people start digging with their bare hands?

Answer 53

To find buried people

Question 54

I.R.: Why were people cremated in the streets?

Answer 54

To reduce disease

Question 55

I.R.: What was brought in on 26th April?

Answer 55

Earth moving equipment

Question 56

I.R.: Why were Oxfam and UN already in Nepal?

Answer 56

Due to the poverty, meaning trained teams were already on hand

Question 57

I.R.: Why was getting aid into Nepal hard?

Answer 57

Because they only have one international airport

Question 58

I.R.: What 3 things did the Nepalese government request from UK, India, US etc?

Answer 58

Dogs and heating sensing equipment to aid search Supplies for survivors: tents, water, e.t.c. Medical aid (supplies and expertise)

Question 59

I.R.: When was the Disaster Emergency Committee broadcast?

Answer 59

Tuesday 28th April

Question 60

I.R.: How much did the British public give to D.E.C.? How many did this help in the first 2 weeks?

Answer 60

£41 million, helping 310,000

Question 61

I.R.: How many hygiene kits did Christian Aid distribute?

Answer 61

10,000

Question 62

I.R.: What percentage of Nepalese soldiers were mobilised to help?

Answer 62

90%c Efforts disrupted by landslides and damaged infrastructure

Question 63

L.R.: How many temporary learning centres were set up? Name 1 charity involved with their creation

Answer 63

15,000 Included Save the Children

Question 64

L.R.: Name 2 standards that reconstructed buildings would have to meet

Answer 64

National Building Code Comprehensive School Safety Framework

Question 65

L.R.: Which company donated millions of dollars to help develop impacted areas?

Answer 65

Microsoft

Question 66

L.R.: Which company are going to monitor the area’s tectonic activity more closely?

Answer 66

Geohazard International

Question 67

L.R.: What 3 parts does the Red Cross recovery plan include?

Answer 67

Rebuilding homes Improving provision of water Improve sanitation

Question 68

L.R.: Why are some medical teams still in the area?

Answer 68

To give long term support to survivors

Question 69

What was the earthquake’s depth?

Answer 69

Only 15km

Question 70

Where was the epicentre?

Answer 70

Just outside capital of Kathmandu

Question 71

What caused the earthquake?

Answer 71

Release of pressure at the Indian/Eurasian destructive plate boundary where both plates are continental

Question 72

How many were killed at Mt Everest and why?

Answer 72

18 climbers were killed at Mt Everest base camp due to avalanches and rock falls

Question 73

How many homes were destroyed and why?

Answer 73

600,000

Question 74

What % of shops were lost?

Answer 74

50%

Question 75

How many schools were destroyed?

Answer 75

7000

Question 76

What was destroyed which impacts tourism?

Answer 76

Ancient monuments such as Dharahara tower in Kathmandu was destroyed

Question 77

How long will it take to recover financially?

Answer 77

A decade

Question 78

What was the reduction in tourism?

Answer 78

72%

Question 79

What was the total cost of rebuilding?

Answer 79

$6.6 billion

Question 80

What did people do due to aftershocks?

Answer 80

People slept in the open, afraid to go back into the remains of their home due to aftershock

Question 81

How many people did Oxfam provide clean water to?

Answer 81

Over 400 000 people

Question 82

What was used to coordinate a response?

Answer 82

The GIS tool “Crisis mapping”

Question 83

How much did the Asian development bank give and to help with what?

Answer 83

$200 million to help the rebuilding process

Question 84

What has been done to improve infrastructure?

Answer 84

New national building codes have been created and are starting to be enforced

Question 85

Oxfam cash for work

Answer 85

Helped 15 000 people to earn as they rebuilt their homes, women trained in carpentry

Question 86

How much did India and China commit to support Nepal?

Answer 86

Over $1 billion

Question 87

One year on how many lived in temporary camps?

Answer 87

13,000

Question 88

Issue with donations

Answer 88

Did not translated into clear plan

Question 89

Issue with schools in the long term after the event

Answer 89

Schools in earthquake affected areas officially reopened on 31 May, but close to one million children do not have schools to return to