1.13 - Structural Problems

Question 1

Nepal EQ (2015)

Answer 1

Mw 7.8
9000 died + 22000 injured
Everest avalanche (21 killed)
Damage to UNESCO WHS

Question 2

Housing

Answer 2

Inherited housing - tall + thin buildings split vertically
5mil I’m shoddy concrete buildings, narrow alleys, hillsides
Low caste (Dalits/Janajatis) in mud houses - collapsed

Question 3

Healthcare

Answer 3

Close contact - high disease + infection — worsens undernourishment
Rural - 3hr walk to hospital through mountains
Pay for medicine - but runs out by end of month (drug resistance?)

Question 4

Education

Answer 4

School in mountains difficult - 6000 schools destroyed

High illiteracy rates - 71% men / 44% women

Question 5

Class

Answer 5

Caste structure makes division

80% concrete dwellings occupied by high caste - stayed intact during EQ

Question 6

Disadvantages

Answer 6

Vulnerable people are low priority for govt - can’t self protect
Debris blocked food supply - materials mix and contaminate food supplies