Case Study- Nepal Earthquake 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyNatural hazardsGCSEEdexcel Created by: MeganCarterrCreated on: 07-02-17 14:59 Date of disaster April 25th 2015, 11:56am 1 of 16 Type of plate boundary? Collision plate boundary- the Indian and Eurasian plate that push towards each other, forming the Himalayan mountains 2 of 16 What did it measure on the Richter scale? 7.8 3 of 16 Epicentre? Gorkha 4 of 16 Affected capital city? Kathmandu 5 of 16 How many deaths? 9,000 6 of 16 How many injured? 22,000 7 of 16 How many schools destroyed? 7000 8 of 16 How many without food? 1.4 million 9 of 16 Other primary impacts? Buildings collapsed, electricity and water supplies affected, bad sanitation, airport congested 10 of 16 Cost of damage? US $5 billion 11 of 16 How many made homeless? 3.5 million 12 of 16 Secondary impacts? Depression and grief, avalanche on Mt Everest, roads blocked, landslide, emergency services couldn't get in 13 of 16 How many killed in the secondary avalanche? 19 people 14 of 16 Short term responses? Search and rescue, helicopters rescued avalanche victims, 1/2 million tents for homeless, financial aid pledge 15 of 16 Long term responses? Roads repaired, homeless re-housed, stricter controls on building regulations, repair to Everest trekking routes 16 of 16
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