Nepal 2015

Question 1

Date, magnitude and depth

Answer 1

25th April 2015 - 7.8 on the richter scale - 15km depth

Question 2

Cause and Location

Answer 2

Epicentre just outside of Kathmandu ( Capital ) - Release of pressure not the Indian/Eurasian destructive plate boundary ( both continental )

Question 3

Primary effects

Answer 3

8632 people killed immediately
14500 left with injuries
45000 classrooms damaged
Landslides killed 2500 people
Oxfam installed a 11,000 litre water tank

Question 4

Secondary effects

Answer 4

2.8 million left homeless
will take a decade to recover financially
1.1 million children denied access to education
series of aftershocks damaged more buildings and slowed down response
Tourism reduced

Question 5

Short term responses

Answer 5

People day with bare hands to find loved ones
Rescue teams with equipment sent from USA, UK, Pakistan, Germany and India
15000 temporary learning centres installed
Disaster emergency committee (DEC) launched appeal and 310 000 people were helped. UK public donated £41 million

Question 6

Long term responses

Answer 6

• Asian development bank gave $200 million to help the rebuilding process
• Medical teams remain active and are educating people in how to respond in future
• New national building codes have been created and are starting to be enforced
• Nepalese soldiers and UK engineers assessed the damaged areas and worked to ensure all buildings that were still standing were safe