GEOGRAPHY LIC earthquake, Gorkha Nepal 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyNatural hazardsEarthquakeGCSEAQA Created by: Davina1stCreated on: 10-12-19 18:13 What did the earthquake measure on the Richter scale? 7.8 1 of 15 How many people died? 8841 2 of 15 How many injured? 16,800 3 of 15 How many homeless? 1 million 4 of 15 What historic buildings were destroyed? Dharahara tower, world heritage site 5 of 15 How many hospitals destructed? 26 6 of 15 What did the earthquake trigger? An avalanche on Mt Everest, it swept through Everest base camp and killed 19 7 of 15 What seeds were ruined in rubble? Rice seeds, essential food, encouraged future food shortages. 8 of 15 Immediate- Nepal requested...? International help 9 of 15 Immediate- How many tents were provided? 225,000 10 of 15 Immediate- How many people were cut off by terrain? Who delivered food to them? 315,000 were cut off by difficult terrain, Sherpa's hiked up to help them 11 of 15 Immediate- True or false? Companies charged for calls? False, several companies didn't charge fro calls. 12 of 15 Long term- Nepal's government carried out a...? Post Disaster Needs Assessment 13 of 15 Long term- What year were the world heritage sites reopened? June 2015, to encourage tourists to come back for the holiday season 14 of 15 Long term- When was Mt Everest reopened? In August 2015, after finding new routes and extending climbing licenses to encourage people to return 15 of 15
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