Nepal Flashcards
Date
25th April 2015
Magnitude
7.8 on richter
Depth 15km
Location
Just outside Kathmandu
Primary effects
8632 deaths
14500 injured
18 climbers killed
45000 classrooms damaged
Landslides killed 2500
Secondary effects
2.8 mil homeless
Will take a decade to recover financially
1.1 mil children denied education
Aftershocks
Landslides damaged harvests
Tourism gone
Short term responses
Funeral piers
Rescue teams from usa uk Pakistan Germany nd India
Disaster emergency committee launched appeal to help 310000
Uk public donated 41 mil
15000 temp learning centres
Islamic relief - 2500 meals
Oxfam installed a 11000 l water tank and provided 58000L water
Long term responses
Asian development bank gave 200 mil
Medical teams remain active and educate
Nepalese soldiers assessed damaged areas