1.13 - Nepal Flashcards
1
Q
When was the Nepal EQ?
A
2015
2
Q
How many people were affected?
A
9,000 people died, 22,000 injured
3
Q
What was the magnitude of the EQ?
A
7.8
4
Q
What did the EQ score on the Mercalli scale?
A
9
5
Q
What happened on Mt Everest and Langtang Valley?
A
Avalanches - 21 killed on Everest and 250 missing in Langtang Valley
6
Q
What was there huge damage to?
A
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
7
Q
What makes the people in Nepal vulnerable?
A
Low priority for the government, they stop trusting their own methods for self-protection
8
Q
What is access to housing like in Nepal?
A
- Nepalese share inherited property so very tall, thin houses that are split vertically
- 5 million people crammed in shoddy concrete buildings in Kathmandu
9
Q
What is access to healthcare like in Nepal?
A
- close contact causes disease and infection spread, particularly in shelters
- undernourishment makes this worse
- rural areas - hospital is a 3 hour walk through mountains
- medicine needs payment
- if meds run out, patients can develop Multi-Drug Resistance and need specialist treatment in Kathmandu
10
Q
What is access to education like in Nepal?
A
- low access to damaged schools in mountains
- 6,000 schools destroyed
illiteracy rates are high - 71% of men and 41% of women
11
Q
Why is there unequal income in Nepal?
A
- caste structure divides
- Daljits and Janajatis live in mud houses which collapse due to EQ tremors
- 80% of concrete dwellings occupied by higher castes
- debris reduces food supply due to contamination
