U1: Nepal earthquake

• What is the primary effect of the collision boundary in the Himalayas?

  9000 killed
• How many people were injured in the Himalayas due to the natural hazard?

  20,000 injured
• What are the secondary effects of earthquake in the Himalayas?

  Landslides and avalanches
• How many people were affected by the natural hazard in the Himalayas?

  8 million affected
• What were the estimated damages caused by the natural hazard in the Himalayas?

  $5 billion damages
• What immediate response occurred after the natural hazard in the Himalayas?

  300,000 fled Kathmandu
• How much money was donated for the response to the natural hazard in the Himalayas?

  Over £87 million donated
• What long-term response was implemented after the natural hazard in the Himalayas?

  Stricter building codes
• What are the primary and secondary effects of tectonic hazards in the Himalayas?

  Primary effects:

  • 8,000 killed
  • 20,000 injured
  • 8 million affected
  • $5 billion damages

  
  

  Secondary effects:

  • Landslides and avalanches
  • 1 or 2 million made homeless
• What are the immediate and long-term responses to the natural hazard in the Himalayas?

  Immediate response:

  • 300,000 fled Kathmandu
  • Over £87 million donated

  
  

  Long-term response:

  • Stricter building codes
  • Tourist sites reopened slowly
• nepal eathrquake took place on 25th April 2015
• nepal earthquke was 7.9 richter scale