1) Nepal earthquake 2015

Question 1

What caused the quake?

Answer 1

The Indian plate moves at around 5 cm a year
It joins India to mainland Asia, forming the Himalayas
Tension builds along boundary in 2015
Tension is released in an earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale

Question 2

What also happened near the time of the earthquake?

Answer 2

Avalanches on Mount Everest killed 21 people

Question 3

What date did it happen on?

Answer 3

25th April 2015

Question 4

What time of day did it happen?

Answer 4

11:29

Question 5

What depth did it happen at?

Answer 5

8.2 km

Question 6

Number of deaths

Answer 6

9,000

Question 7

Number of injuries

Answer 7

22,000

Question 8

How many homes destroyed or damaged?

Answer 8

784,000

Question 9

Environmental impacts 2

Answer 9

Geological structures weakened

Disruption of water, sewage and electricity

Question 10

Economic impacts

Answer 10

Decreased tourism
Billions of pounds of damage
Damaged infrastructure

Question 11

How much did the tourism industry decrease by?

Answer 11

72%

Question 12

How much money was lost from the economy?

Answer 12

Over 7 billion

Question 13

Short term response from India 3

Answer 13

3 army hospitals
13 transport planes
Food, blankets, medicine

Question 14

Response from China 2

Answer 14

Search and rescue teams

Helicopters

Question 15

Response from US 2

Answer 15

Marines and aircraft

$10 million

Question 16

Money donated by EU

Answer 16

$3 million

Question 17

Money donated by UN

Answer 17

$15 million

Question 18

UK’s response 2

Answer 18

£3 million donated to Rapid Response

£3 million for British Red Cross

Question 19

What did Oxfam do to help? 2

Answer 19

Lifesaving relief - food, water, sanitation etc.

Short-term employment

Question 20

Long term international aid 2

Answer 20

Repairing houses

Employment

Question 21

Long term aid from Oxfam

Answer 21

Helped over 480,000 people in 7 districts

Question 22

Long term aid from UK

Answer 22

Over £33 million donated to help rebuild houses and medical centres

Question 23

Why was the government at fault? 2

Answer 23

There was no leader and they couldn’t agree on anything

Housed search and rescue in old house, which collapsed

Question 24

Problem with Red Cross’s aid

Answer 24

They got stuck at the border for days waiting for supplies

Question 25

What did the Bhudist foundation do?

Answer 25

Set up a work-for-cash scheme

Question 26

What did the International Labour Organisation do?

Answer 26

Emergency supplies, aided reconstruction

Question 27

What did the farmers do?

Answer 27

Attempted to modernise farming practises when they planted again

Question 28

What did the Asian development bank do?

Answer 28

$500 million of loans for reconstruction

Question 29

Primary consequences 4

Answer 29

Landslides
Avalanches
Building collapse
Deaths

Question 30

Secondary impacts 3

Answer 30

Homelessness
Lack of basic supplies
Economic cost