Nepal 2015 Flashcards
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Nepal
Date-
Magnitude
location -
Date- april 25, 2015
Magnitude- 7.8
location - hit nepal with its epicenter 77km northwest of Kthmandu, the capital
Impact of Nepal 2015
caused widespread devistation, particualry in kathmandu valley.
-Thousands of buildings collapsed
- triggered avalanches on mount everest
Caualties of nepal 2015
9,000 deaths
21,000 injured
millions deplaced
Causes of nepal 2015
the earthquake casued by collision between the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate along the himalayan fault.
Social effects
9,000 deaths
millions homeless
long term trauma
Economic effects
destruction of buildings
job losses
tourism impcacted
Environmtal effects
landslides- blocked roads caused additional damages
damage to heritage sites
Long term effects
-took years to rebuild
-economic slow down
-reconstruction costs
-deforestation occured from rebuilding
Primary effects
9,000 killed
over 22,000 injured
700,000 homes destroyed
avalanche on mount everest killed 19 people
secondary effects
landslides blocked roads and rivers
tourism badly affected lost $600 million
disease due to piir sanitation and overcrowded shelteres
Immediate responses
international aid
temp shelters and field hospitals set up
long term responses
rebuilding of homes using earthquake resistant techniques
improvements to early warning systems and disaster response training
Tourism campaigns launched to encourage return of visistors
Why was nepal so vulnerable
lIC- limited infrastructure and emergency services
poor building regulations
mountainous terrain
high population density in kathmandu
