Nepal Earthquake

Nepal Earthquake

effects
1. there were a large number of after shocks
2. chunks of rock broke off mountains, destroying mountainside farms and villages (inc. anything below)
3. the earthquake shook the ground, destroying building, roads and bridges
  1. many people went homeless
4. there was a substantial loss in money
  1. buildings needed to be repared
  2. people needed food and medical supplies
5. Nepal lost much of its medical care to treat the injured
6. lots of people were stuck under buildings (and needed to be saved) or in remote areas (near the mountains) and found it difficult to get help
7. fuel supplies (such as energy and food) were destroyed and lost
  1. people went hungry and cold
responses
1. non-governmental organiations (aka charities or NGOs) were created to help and support people in situations like these
  1. people around the world donated money through charities
  2. they came to aid Nepal and its people
2. India provided Nepal with emergency aid quickly, they gave:
  1. 10 tonnes of blankets
  2. 50 tonnes of wter
  3. doctors and 2 tonnes of medical supplies
  4. an engineering task force
  5. 22 tonnes of food
3. it was hard to get aid because the airport was shut and most roads were unusable
4. 'Cash for work' projects were set up - survivors were paid to rebuild places in their commuities
key facts
1. Nepal is on a collision boundary
2. Nepal is a mountainous country
3. population is 30 million
  1. 81.4% live in rural areas
  2. 25.2% are below the poverty line
4. 8,365 people were killed during the earthquake
  1. 19,009 people were injured
5. $10 billion of damage was caused
  1. 180 buildings were reduced to rubble in Kathmandu
6. aftershocks threatened to destroy already weakened villages/buildings
7. thousands of people went homeless
8. April 2015
causes
1. on a collision boundary
  1. they tend to be more destructive and explosive
2. the Indian and Eurasian plates push together
  1. they build up enormous amounts of pressure
  2. the plate suddenly moved and around a century of strain and pressure was released
3. the focus of the earthquake was 15km below the Earth's surface
  1. so the ground shook a lot becaue the focus was so shallow
4. the crust moved 3 metres in some places

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