Gorkha Earthquake Flashcards
1
Q
Give 5 pieces of location and cause.
A
- 11:56
- 2 minutes long
- April 28th 2015
- Epicentre 50 miles from Kathamandu
- 7.8 magnitude
2
Q
Give 5 primary effects
A
- Significant destuction of historic buildings and temples e.g. Dharahara tower
- 500,000 homes destroyed
- 352 aftershocks, the largest being 7.3 on the richter scale
- 1,000,000 made homeless
- 8841 deaths
3
Q
Give 4 secondary effects
A
- 19 deaths in an avalanche in everest base camp
- In 2014 tourism made up 8.9% of the economy declining after the earthquake
- Flooding
- Shortage of food because rice seed stores got destroyed
4
Q
Give 3 immediate responses
A
- 180 climbers rescued on Everest by 4 helicopters
- UKs DEC raised $126 million in 5 months
- Several companies didn’t charge for telephone calls
5
Q
Give 3 long term responses
A
- $274 million of aid had been committed
- Everest reopened by August 2015
- A recovery plan for crops started 6 months later
