Case Study: Nepal Earthquake 2015

Question 1

Where was the epicentre?

Answer 1

Between the capital, Kathmandu and the city of Pokhara

Question 2

What were the immediate effects?

Answer 2

Buildings collapsed due to poor construction and lack of foundations

Question 3

What did the earthquake trigger in the Himalayas?

Answer 3

Avalanches
Rockfalls

Question 4

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

Answer 4

18

Question 5

In what season did the earthquake occur?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

How many people died?

Answer 6

8000

Question 7

How many were injured?

Answer 7

14,500

Question 8

How many were made homeless?

Answer 8

2.8 MILLION

Question 9

what happened to the villages of the Ghorka region?

Answer 9

They were completely cut off as communications and roads were damaged

Question 10

What happened to the dead?

Answer 10

They were cremated in funeral pyres

Question 11

What happened to casulties?

Answer 11

They were carried to hospitals or treated in streets

Question 12

What happened in terms of aftershock?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

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

Answer 13

100 years

Question 14

What was requested by the Nepalese government?

Answer 14

Outside assistance

Question 15

Which countries sent aid initially?

Answer 15

USA
UK
Pakistan
India

Question 16

How were dogs used in the rescue?

Answer 16

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

Question 17

What aid was delivered? (5)

Answer 17

Water and water purification tablets
tents
blankets
solar lights
medical aid

Question 18

Which aid agencies were already in the country?

Answer 18

Oxfam
the UN

Question 19

Why were the aid agencies already in the country?

Answer 19

Due to extreme poverty

Question 20

What happened to the international airport?

Answer 20

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

Question 21

What was broadcasted on the 28th of April?

Answer 21

A disaster Emergency Committee appeal

Question 22

How much did the British public give?

Answer 22

£41 M

Question 23

How many people were helped in the first 2 weeks that’s to DEC appeal?

Answer 23

310,000

Question 24

How many hygiene kits did Christian Aid distribute?

Answer 24

10,000 for 50,000 people

Question 25

How did Islamic Relief respond?

Answer 25

By distributing food for 2,500 people

Question 26

How did Oxfam respond?

Answer 26

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

Question 27

What happened on May 12th?

Answer 27

A 2nd earthquake of 7.3 on the Richter scale

Question 28

What were the concerns in early May?

Answer 28

The cholera outbreak would occur

Question 29

How long was estimated that Nepal would take to recover?

Answer 29

A decade

Question 30

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

Answer 30

1.1 millions

Question 31

What did the UN set up to aid children?

Answer 31

Temporary schools using the 'education in a box' resources

Question 32

How was tourism affected?

Answer 32

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

Question 33

What was happening 2 weeks before the earthquake in Kathmandu?

Answer 33

Experts were trying to help Nepal prepare for its next big earthquake - which was expected

Question 34

How long had it been since the previous large event?

Answer 34

80 years

Question 35

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

Answer 35

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

Question 36

How many classrooms were damaged or destroyed?

Answer 36

45,000

Question 37

How many temporary learning centre were set up?

Answer 37

15,000

Question 38

How did Facebook respond?

Answer 38

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

Question 39

How much did the Asian Development Bank pledge?

Answer 39

$200m to help reconstruct buildings and help the nations rehabilitation

Question 40

Where does Nepal rank in terms of wealth?

Answer 40

157th in the world

Question 41

How long did the earthquake last for?

Answer 41

2 minutes

Question 42

When did the earthquake occur?

Answer 42

12:21 on thé 25th April 2015

Question 43

Where on the Richter scale was the earthquake?

Answer 43

7.9