Nepal 2015 earthquake Flashcards
(19 cards)
When was the Nepal earthquake
25th April 2015
What caused it
Release of pressure at the
Indian/Eurasian destructive plate boundary
where both plates are continental
What was the magnitude
7.8 on Richter scale and depth
of only 15km
What were the primary effects
8632 people were killed immediately, 14 500 were left with injuries, 45 000 classrooms damaged, Landslides killed 2500 people, 600 000 homes destroyed, 50% of shops were lost leading to a loss of livelihood, 7000 schools destroyed,
What were the secondary effects
2.8 million people were made homeless, Will take a decade to recover financially, $6.6 billion as the total cost of rebuilding, Following year 72% reduction in tourists, Series of aftershocks damaged more buildings and slowed down the responses, Landslides damaged harvests leading to long term lack of food supplies,
What were the short term responses
People dug with their bare hands to try and find
loved ones
• Funeral piers set up in the street to dispose of
the dead
• Rescue teams with equipment sent from USA,
UK, Pakistan, Germany and India
• Disaster emergency committee (DEC) launched
appeal and 310 000 people were helped. UK
public donated £41 million
• 15000 temporary learning centres installed
• Oxfam also provided clean water to over 400
000 people
• Oxfam installed a 11 000 L water tank and
provided a total of 58 000 L of waters
What were the long term responses
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
• Oxfam ran a cash for work programme, helping
15 000 people to earn as they rebuilt their homes
How many people died in total
11,132
How many people were made homeless
2.8 million
How many people were left with injuries
14,500
How many homes were destroyed
600,000
What did landslides damage
Harvests leading to food shortages
Which countries sent rescue teams
Uk, Germany, India, USA
How much did the Asian bank give for rebuilding
200million
What new codes we created to help building safety
National building codes
What programme did Oxfam run
Cash for work program - gave 15000 people money
How much did the uk public donate to aid
41 million
Where is it located
