Nepal 2015 Earthquake - case study Flashcards
Date
28th April 2015
Magnitude
7.8 on richter scale
Poor LIC with an
inefficient government
Plate margin
Collision
Deaths
8,841
Injured
16,800
Homeless
1MILLION
Primary impacts
350 aftershocks and a second earthquake
Historic buildings and temples collapsed
Triggered an avalanche on Mt Everest
Secondary impacts
Happened just before planting season so all seed stores destroyed
Tourism dropped
Increase in waterborne diseases
Immediate responses
UK raised more than 100 million $
225000 tents
Inadequate roads made it difficult for aid to reach villages
Long term responses
People were trained how to maintain and repair irrigation channels to improve crop production
Historic sites were repaired as a priority to get tourists coming back in
Why was the government corrupt and inefficient
only 12% of aid money got where it was supposed to
Did Nepal have building standards
No so the buildings were weak and cheap -> rice stores
