secondary effects

• 1. Avalanches triggered on Mount Everest, killing 20 people  and 250 people in the Langtang valley  
• 1. Mountain roads were blocked by landslides, preventing  emergency aid reaching remote areas 
• 1. A lack of clean water caused outbreaks of typhus, killing 13  people 
• 1. Short term loss of tourism – a major industry  
•  4 million people left homeless, including 1.7 million children,  living in “tent cities”