Epicentre in Himalayas, 80km from Kathmandu
Focus - 15km deep
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Nepal plate margin
Destructive collision
Indo-Australian and Eurasian plate
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Impact on other places?
China and India
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What are the primary effects?
-9,000 people died
- 3million left homeless
-7,000 schools destroyed
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Secondary effects
-19 people killed on Mt Everest (landslide & avalanche)
- Landslide left 250 people missing
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Immediate responses
- Helicopters rescued many from Mt Everest
-1/2million tents needed for homeless
-300,000 people migrated from Kathmandu
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Long-term responses
-Damaged house repairs
-Thousands of homeless re-homed
-Roads repaired and landslides cleared
-Repairs to Mt Everest base camp, new routes discovered
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The 3 Ps:
-Prediction
-Protection
-Preparation
-Seismometers all around Nepal
-lack of building regulations meant building standards were poor
-Lack of emergency response plan ; slow
-Lack of education ; public info
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