✅HAZARDS Case Study - Earthquakes, 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

7.8

Question 4

Where was the epicentre?

Answer 4

Between the capital, Kathmandu and the city of Pokhara

Question 5

What were the immediate effects?

Answer 5

Buildings collapsed due to poor construction and lack of foundations

Question 6

What did the earthquake trigger in the Himalayas?

Answer 6

Avalanches and rockfalls

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

14500

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 casualties?

Answer 12

They were carried to hospitals or treated in the streets

Question 13

What happened in terms of aftershocks?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

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

Answer 14

100 years

Question 15

What was requested by the Nepalese government?

Answer 15

Outside assisstance

Question 16

Which countries sent aid initially?

Answer 16

US, UK, Pakistan and India

Question 17

How were dogs used in the rescue?

Answer 17

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

Question 18

What aid was delivered?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Which aid agencies were already int the country?

Answer 19

Oxfam and the UN

Question 20

Why were there aid agencies already in the country?

Answer 20

Due to its extreme poverty

Question 21

What happened to the international airport?

Answer 21

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

Question 22

What was broadcast on 28th April?

Answer 22

A Disaster Emergency Committee appeal

Question 23

How much did the British public give?

Answer 23

£41 million

Question 24

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

Answer 24

310,000

Question 25

How many hygiene kits did Christian Aid distribute?

Answer 25

10,000 for 50,000 people

Question 26

How did Islamic Relief respond?

Answer 26

By distributing food for 2,500 people

Question 27

How did Oxfam respond?

Answer 27

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

Question 28

What happened on May 12th?

Answer 28

A second earthquake of 7.3 on the Richter scale

Question 29

What were the concerns in early May?

Answer 29

That a cholera outbreak would occur

Question 30

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

Answer 30

A decade

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 to prepare for its ext 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 a 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 centres 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

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

Question 40

Where does Nepal rank in terms of wealth?

Answer 40

157th in the World