Nepal Flashcards

1
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Date

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25th April 2015

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2
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Magnitude

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7.8 on richter
Depth 15km

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3
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Location

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Just outside Kathmandu

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4
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Primary effects

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8632 deaths
14500 injured
18 climbers killed
45000 classrooms damaged
Landslides killed 2500

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5
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Secondary effects

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2.8 mil homeless
Will take a decade to recover financially
1.1 mil children denied education
Aftershocks
Landslides damaged harvests
Tourism gone

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6
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Short term responses

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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

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7
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Long term responses

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Asian development bank gave 200 mil
Medical teams remain active and educate
Nepalese soldiers assessed damaged areas

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