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Nepal Earthquake 2015 LIC - Coggle Diagram
Nepal Earthquake 2015 LIC
Primary effects
1.4 million people needed food, water and shelter in the weeks after the earthquake
7000 schools destroyed and hospitals overwhelmed
Electricity and water supplies sanitation and communications affected
International airport became congested as aid arrived
Numbers
Injured- 20,000
Homeless - 3 million
Killed - 9000
Affected - 8 million
50% of shops destroyed, affecting food supplies and peoples livlihoods
Cost of damaged estimated over US $5 billion
Gorhka District - 90% of buildings destroyed
1/3 of the population affected
Secondary effects
A landslide blocked Kali Gandaki River, 140km North-West of the Capital Kathmandu - many evacuated due to risk of flooding
An avalanche in the LangTang region left 250 people missing
Avalanches on Mount Everest killed at least 19 people - the greatest loss of life on the mountain in a single incident
Ground shaking triggered landslides and avalanches, blocking roads and hampering relief efforts
Immediate responses
World vision International provided emergency food kits to 8000 people and shelter material for 20,000 families
Helicopters rescued many people caught in avalnaches on Mount Everest and delivered supplies to villages cut off by landslides
An estimated 1.4 million people urgently needed water, food and shelter
Field hospitals were set up by organisations like Red Cross - over 500,000 tents were erected
International search and rescue teams, including the British organisation Search and Rescue Assistence in Disasters - rescued 16 survivors - Water and medical support arrived from UK, China and India
Around 300,000 people migrated from Kathmandu to seek shelter and support from family and friends
Secondary responses
The Nepal Earthquake Housing Reconstruction project, supported by US $700 million from the IDA (International Development Association provides grants to help people rebuild their homes using disaster - resilient construction techniques and materials
By September 2020, 212,000 of 335,700 new homes had been constructed
Trekking routes on Mount Everest were restored and tourists returned (income)
UNESCO is working with the government to restore 700 damaged temples, palaces and museums
By the end of 2015, most access roads had been repaired and landslides cleared
In 2018, Nepal adopted a new National Risk Reduction Policy to increase future resilience
About
25th April 2015 at 11:56 am for 50 seconds
Magnitude 7.9 on Richter Scale
GNI US $1090 (163/192)
Location of epicentre - 80km North-West of Kathmandu - Focus was only 15 km beneath the surface - severe ground shaking
Collision plate margin
Indo-Australian plate + Eurasian plate (both continental)