Nepal Earthquake 2015 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyGlobal hazardsGCSEOCR Created by: MartinhaaCreated on: 28-01-18 20:21 What caused the earthquake? Pressure had been building from the grinding between tectonic plates. 1 of 9 What plates caused the earthquake? Eurasian plate and Indian. 2 of 9 What was the focus of the earthquake? The focus of the earthquake was 15km below the surface. 3 of 9 How many people died? 9,500 people died. 4 of 9 How many houses were damaged? 830,000 homes were damaged. 5 of 9 What caused delay on recovery and delivery of aids? Roads were damaged making recovery and delivering aids hard. 6 of 9 What did other countries do to help? Countries gave emergency (short-term) aid to help. 7 of 9 Give some examples of the help given by other countries? The UK gave £33m.India gave doctors ,22 tonnes of blankets of food,10 tonnes of blankets and 50 tonnes of water. 8 of 9 What long term aid was needed? Long term aid was also needed to help Nepal repair and rebuild. 9 of 9
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