nepal earthquake Flashcards
(6 cards)
when was the nepal earthquake?
28th april 2015
what magnitude was it?
7.8 on the richter scale
Primary effects?
.8841 dead,16000 injured and 1 million made homeless
.26 hospitals and 50% of schools destroyed
.352 aftershocks including a second earthquake of 7.3 magnitude
secondary effects?
.avalanche triggered on mount Everest killing 19 people
.Short term loss of tourist revenue
.Harvests were reduced or lost that season as they were ruined by rubble.
.There were many landslides e.g. in the village of Ghodatabela where 250 died.
short term responses?
.The Red Cross provided tents for 225,000 people.
.The UN and WHO distributed medical supplies
.The UK Disaster Emergency Committee raised $126 million to provide emergency air and start rebuilding the worst-hit areas.
long term responses?
.Nepal’s government carried out a Post-Disaster Needs Assessment which identified areas for rebuilding.
.8 months after the earthquake, $274 million of aid had been committed to the recovery efforts.
.The FAO helped farmers to expand crop production and trained them on how to maintain and repair irrigation channels.
