Nepal

Question 1

Primary Effect 1

Answer 1

About 800,000 buildings damaged or destroyed (7,000 were schools)

Question 2

Primary Effect 2

Answer 2

Roads and bridges were destroyed

Question 3

Primary Effect 3

Answer 3

Water tanks and pipes were destroyed, leaving 2 million people without access to clean water and sanitation

Question 4

Secondary Effect 1

Answer 4

Earthquake triggered avalanches on Mt Everest which killed 19 prople

Question 5

Secondary Effect 2

Answer 5

Loss of clean water caused outbreaks of typhus, which killed at least 13 people

Question 6

Secondary Effect 3

Answer 6

Landslide blocked Kali Gandaki River - many people evacuated in case of flooding

Question 7

Immediate Response 1

Answer 7

Red Cross set up temporary shelters for 130,000 families

Question 8

Immediate Response 2

Answer 8

India and China sent teams to help residents rescue people trapped by debris - lack of tools and machinery slowed them down

Question 9

Immediate Response 3

Answer 9

Charities (e.g. Oxfam) provided medicine, food and temporary water supplies

Question 10

Long-term response 1

Answer 10

Stricter building controls in the future - how and where they are built

Question 11

Long-term response 2

Answer 11

Tourism sites reopened and tourists started to return

Question 12

Long-term response 3

Answer 12

Locals trained in how to maintain and repair irrigation equipment damaged in landslides