Nepal Earthquake

• 8800 killed, 1 million homeless
• 7.8 magnitude in 2015
• 300 aftershocks
• historic buildings and world heritage sites destroyed, loss of tourism income
• 50% schools destroyed
• Avalanche on Mt Everest killed 19 people
• loss of rice supplies
• India and China raised $1 billion for Nepal
• Temporary housing e.g. Tent City in Kathmandu
• Over 100 British workers assisted in medical care and search and rescue
• Planning for earthquake drills are being taught across Nepal
• New government taskforce built to deal with future earthquakes
• Asian Development Bank provided $200 million grant for rehabilitation
• Stricter building codes introduced