Nepal 2015 Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
Date, magnitude and depth
A
25th April 2015 - 7.8 on the richter scale - 15km depth
2
Q
Cause and Location
A
Epicentre just outside of Kathmandu ( Capital ) - Release of pressure on the Indian/Eurasian destructive plate boundary ( both continental )
3
Q
Primary effects
A
8632 people killed immediately
14500 left with injuries
45000 classrooms damaged
4
Q
Secondary effects
A
3 million left homeless
will take a decade to recover financially
1 million children denied access to education
Tourism reduced
5
Q
Short term responses
A
People dug with bare hands to find loved ones
Rescue teams with equipment sent from USA, UK, Pakistan, Germany and India
15000 temporary learning centres installed
6
Q
Long term responses
A
- Asian development bank gave $200 million to help the rebuilding process
- Medical teams remain active and are educating people in how to respond in future
- New national building codes have been created and are starting to be enforced
- Nepalese soldiers and UK engineers assessed the damaged areas and worked to ensure all buildings that were still standing were safe
