Nepal earthquake

Question 1

what is nepals gdp per capita

Answer 1

$882

Question 2

what was the magnitude of the earthquake

Answer 2

7.8

Question 3

LIC/HIC/NEE

Answer 3

LIC

Question 4

primary effects

Answer 4

9000 deaths
22000 injured
4 mill homeless
$5 billion in damages
water tanks/pipes damaged
roads and bridges destroyed
800,000 buildings damaged

Question 5

secondary effects

Answer 5

triggered avalanches killing 18 people
mountain roads blocked by landslides
lack of clean water, causing an outbreak of typhus - 13 killed

Question 6

immediate responses

Answer 6

red cross set up emergency shelters
oxfam provided medicine food and water
india and china sent relief teams

Question 7

long term respones

Answer 7

world bank group financed 500 million
the road from Nepal to Tibet was re opened 2 years after the earthquake
The water supply is being restored but 2 years after the event people still don’t have access to clean water
heratige sites and mt everest base camp re opened