Nepal Earthquake

• When was the Nepal earthquake?

  25th April 2015
• What was the magnitude of the Nepal earthquake?

  78
• How many people died as a result of the Nepal earthquake?

  6,204
• How many houses were damaged due to Nepal earthquake?

  600.000
• how many people were injured due to the Nepal earthquake?

  22,000
• how many people were displaced due to the Nepal earthquake?

  2.8 million
• What was the cost of damage caused by the Nepal earthquake?

  $10 billion
• secondary effects of Nepals earthquake

  -landslides, blocking of smaller rural communities

  -18 people died in avalanche on Mount Everest

  -rice seed ruined, food shortages and income loss
• primary responses to Nepals earthquake

  -temporary field hospital

  -volunteer search parties

  -immediate aid from India (1bill)

  -temporary houses, tent city-500,000
• Secondary responses to Nepal's earthquake

  -landslides cleared

  -roads repaired

  -7000+ schools rebuilt

  -thousands of homeless rehoused

  -£73 million donated by uk
• Nepal backstory

  -low income

  -GDP $2,260

  -57.4% over 15 can read/write

  -87.6% have access to clean water