Nepal

Question 1

Primary effects

Answer 1

1) 90,000 people dead and 20,000 injured
2) 800,000 buildings destroyed
3) 4 million people homeless
4) Roads, houses, schools, hospitals, and bridges destroyed
5) Water tanks destroyed-this caused water-borne diseases e.g. cholera due to lack of access to clean water for drinking and sanitation

Question 2

Secondary effects

Answer 2

1) Avalanches were triggered on Mount Everest which killed 18 people
2) Mountain roads were blocked by rubble which meant ambulances could not pass
3) Small secondary shockwaves
4) Lack of clean water lead to a Typhus outbreak-13 deaths