nepal and italy

• social primary effects in nepal:

  • 9000 deaths
  • 20,000 injured
  • 3.5 million made homeless

  social primary effects in italy:

  • 308 deaths
  • 1500 injured
  • 67,500 made homeless
• economic primary effects in nepal:

  • damage estimated at $7-10 billion which was 35% of the GDP

  economic primary effects in italy:

  • the EU reported $11,000 million of damage to L'Aquila
• environmental primary effect on nepal and italy:

  • landslides blocked roads
• social secondary effects on nepal:

  • office, shops and factories destroyed meaning people were unable to make a living

  social secondary effects on italy:

  • psychological effects on population
• economic secondary effects on nepal:

  • loss of tourist income

  economic secondary effects on italy:

  • tourism negative affected
  • farmers affected as 90% of barns were destroyed
• immediate responses in nepal:

  • donation from the word of $3 billion
  • temporary shelters
  • aid in water, food and medicine
• immediate responses to italy:

  • mobile kitchens serving 1000 meals a day
  • rescue workers sent
• long term responses in nepal:

  • earthquake drills to prepare people
  • new government task force set up to plan for future earthquakes
• long term responses in italy:

  • €42 million initative set up by government to build houses in the same style as before