Case Study Nepal (Gorkha) Earthquake Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
When was it?
A
25th April 2015
2
Q
Where was it on the Richter scale?
A
7.8
3
Q
Where was it?
A
A shallow 15km below Gorkha, Nepal at a destructive plate margin
4
Q
Primary Effects
A
- 9000 people dead
- 20000 people injured
- Over 8m people affected
- 3m left homeless
- 7000 schools destroyed
- 50% of shops destroyed
- Electricity and water systems disrupted
5
Q
Estimated cost of damages?
A
US$5 Billion
6
Q
Secondary effects
A
- Triggered landslides and avalanches killing 19 people and Everests
- Landslides blocked Kali Gandaki river
7
Q
Immediate responses
A
- Search and rescue teams rescued 16 survivors
- Helicopter rescues on Everest
- Field Hospitals set up
- 300,000 people migrated from Kathmandu
- 1.4m people urgently needed food, water, and shelter
8
Q
Long term response
A
- UNESCO helped to restore 700 damaged temples
- Most access roads repaired and landslides cleared by end of 2015
- Nepal Earthquake Housing Reconstruction project, supported by US$700m from the IDA
