Nepal Earthquake
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- Created on: 14-06-17 19:01
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- Nepal Earthquake
- 25th April 2015
- 7.9 on Richter Scale
- Destructive plate margin
- Indo-Australian plate colliding with Eurasian plate
- PRIMARY EFFECTS
- 9000 people died
- 20,000 people injured
- over 8 million affected (a third of the population)
- 3 million left homeless
- 7000 schools destroyed
- 50% of shops destroyed - affecting livelioods
- SECONDARY EFFECTS
- Avalanches and Landslides
- 19 killed in Mt Everest avalanche
- Landslide blocked Kali Gandaki River increasing flood risk
- IMMEDIATE RESPONSES
- Search and rescue teams
- Water and medical support arrived from UK and China
- Helicopters helped in avalanches
- Half a million tents for homeless
- Field hospitals set up
- LONG-TERM RESPONSES
- Roads repaired and landslides cleared
- 7000 schools rebuilt or repaired
- Stricter building laws
- Boosts to tourism
- Repairs to Everest base camp - tourism
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