Nepal Earthquake 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyNatural hazardsGCSEAQA Created by: nina IlhanCreated on: 09-12-18 13:16 Background details 25th April 2015, 7.9 Richter scale Destructive Collision plate margin - Indo-Australian collided with Eurasian Plate. No subduction. Shallow earthquake at 15km deep caused severe Shaking. 1 of 5 Primary Effects Estimated US$5 billion. 9000 dead, 20000 injured, 8 million (1/3 population) affected and 3 million homeless. Loss of power, water and communication. 7000 schools and 50% of shops destroyed. 1.4 million needing food/ water/ shelter for weeks after. Congested airports as aid arrived. 2 of 5 Secondary Effects Severe ground shaking, landslides and avalanches, blocking roads and limiting aid. Mount Everest avalanches - 19 dead. Damage as far as India, Tibet and Pakistan. Avalanche blocked river Kali Gandaki - evacution die to flood risk. Langtang avalanche 250 people missing. 3 of 5 Immediate Responses Search and rescue teams, water and medical support arrived from countries such as UK, India and China. Half a million tents needed to provide shelter for the homeless. Financial aid pledged by many countries. Costed half their GDP to recover. 7% of unepmloyment was in tourism. 4 of 5 Long term responses Stricter controls on building codes. Thousands of homeless people to be re-housed, and damaged houses repaired. Roads repaired and landslides cleared. Lakes formed by landslides dammingriver valleys, need to be emptied to avoid flooding. 5 of 5
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