Mumbi Case study 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesGCSEAQA Created by: d4nih13Created on: 14-04-19 11:21 What is the case study for earthquakes? Nepal (2015) 1 of 37 What date did this earthquake happen? It happened on the 25th April 2015 2 of 37 How strong was the earthquake? The earthquake was 7.9 on the Richter scale 3 of 37 How far away was the epicentre from Kathmandu? The epicentre was about 50 miles away from Kathmandu 4 of 37 What was the specific plate boundry? It was a destructive plate boundry 5 of 37 Which plates were invloved? The plates were the Euroasian plate and the indo-Australian plate 6 of 37 How fast are the plates moving? 45mm per year 7 of 37 What did these plates help form? The Himalayas 8 of 37 How deep was the earthquake? It was only 15km underground 9 of 37 What did this result in? It resulted in very sever ground shaking, widespread landslides and avalanches 10 of 37 Primary 1 9000 people died, 20,000 injured, over 8 million people were affected 11 of 37 Primary 2 3 million people left homeless when their homes were destroyed 12 of 37 Primary 3 Electricity, water, sanitation and communications were all affected 13 of 37 Primary 4 1.4 million people need food, water and shelter weeks after the earthquake 14 of 37 Primary 5 7000 schools were destroyed and hospitals overwhelmed 15 of 37 Primary 6 International airport became congested as aid arrived 16 of 37 Primary 7 50%of shops destroyed, affecting food supply and people’s livelihood 17 of 37 Primary 8 Cost of damage estimated at over US $5 billion 18 of 37 Secondary 1 Ground shaking triggered avalanches, blocking roads and hampering relief efforts 19 of 37 Secondary 2 Avalanches on Everest killed at least 19 people, it is the greatest killer on the mountian 20 of 37 Secondary 3 An avalanch on the Langtang regionleft 250 people missing 21 of 37 Secondary 4 A landslide blocked the Kali Gandaki river, 90 miles north west of Kathmandu 22 of 37 Secondary 5 The earthquake occured on land so it didn't cause a tsunami 23 of 37 Immediate responce 1 Search and rescue teams arrive with medical support from countries such as the UK 24 of 37 Immediate responce 2 Helicopters rescued many people caught in avalanches and delivered supplies to cut off villages 25 of 37 Immediate responce 3 Half a million tents were needed to provide shelter for the homeless 26 of 37 Immediate responce 4 financial aid pedged for many countries 27 of 37 Immediate responce 5 Fields hspitls were set up to provide relief from the over crowding 28 of 37 Immediate responce 6 300,000 people migrated from Kathmandu to seek shelter and support from family and friends 29 of 37 Immediate responce 7 Social media used widely to contact the missing people and satalite maps to see the cut off areas 30 of 37 Long-term Responce 1 Roads repaired and landslides cleared. Lakes formed by landslides need to be emptied to reduce the risk of flooding 31 of 37 Long-term Responce 2 Thousend of homeless people to be re-homed. Over 7,000 schools were rebuilt or repaired 32 of 37 Long-term Responce 3 Stricter control on building codes 33 of 37 Long-term Responce 4 In june 2015, an international conference was held to talk about the funding for reconstruction 34 of 37 Long-term Responce 5 Tourism started to return by July 2015 35 of 37 Long-term Responce 6 Repaires to Everest. A new treck has been established and the mountain opened again in July 2015 36 of 37 Long-term Responce 7 In late 2015, a blockade at the Indian border badly affected supplies of fuel, medication and construction matrials 37 of 37
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