Nepal earthquake

• When did the Earthquake and aftershocks hit Nepal?


  - Saturday 25th April 2015

  - 7.8/.9 on the richter scale

  - Aftershocks on the 26th of April(6.7)

  - 12 May aftershock of 7.3 killing 200 people
• Social consequences


  - 8,362 dead

  - 19,009 injured

  - Worst eq in Nepal for 80 years

  - Schools, health facilities and government offices had to close

  - Thousands made homeless
• Economic consequences


  - World heritage sites were destroyed

  - Thousands of houses destroyed

  - Harvests reduced or lost

  - 35% of GDP lost

  - $10 billion damage caused
• Environmental consequences


  - The eq caused an avalanche on Mt Everest killing 17 people

  - The steep valleys experienced many landslides - 250 killed.
• Short term responses


  By India:

  - 10 tonnes in blankets

  - 50 tonnes of water and 22 tonnes of food

  - Doctors and 2 tonnes of medical supplies

  - On May 1st international aid agencies helped to start medically evacuate critically wounded via helicopter
• Long term responses to Nepal earthquake


  - World food programme provided food for 1.3 million people

  - roads repaired, landslides cleared and flooded lakes drained

  - British government pledged £33 million. £10 million going to primary healthcare and rebuilding hospitals

  - Over 7000 schools rebuilt or repaired