Nepal Full

Question 1

Primary Effects

Answer 1

About 800,000 buildings damaged or destroyed (7,000 were schools)
Roads and bridges were destroyed
Water tanks and pipes were destroyed, leaving 2 million people without access to clean water and sanitation

Question 2

Secondary Effects

Answer 2

Earthquake triggered avalanches on Mt Everest which killed 19 people
Loss of clean water led to outbreaks of typhus, which killed at least 13 people
Landslide blocked Kali Gandaki River - many people evacuated in case of flooding

Question 3

Immediate Responses

Answer 3

Red Cross set up temporary shelters for 130,000 families
India and China sent teams to help residents rescue people trapped by debris - lack of tools and machinery slowed them down
Charities (e.g Oxfam) provided medicine, food and temporary water supplies

Question 4

Long-term responses

Answer 4

Stricter building controls in the future - how and where they are built
Tourism sites reopened and tourists started to return
Locals trained in how to maintain and repair irrigation equipment damaged in landslides