Nepal

• Key Info about Nepal EQ

  magnitude of 7.8

  collision margin (indian and eurasion)

  April 25th 2015
• Primary Effects

  8632 people killed

  19,009 injured

  US$5 billion in damage

  1.4 million needed water, food and shelter
• Secondary effects

  avalanches and landslides

  Outbreaks of Typhus that killed 13 people

  Kali Ghandi River was blocked and at risk of flooding
• Immediate Responses

  over 100 search and rescue responders

  'Tent City' in Kathmandu (half a million tents)

  India and China provided $1 billion in international aid
• Long-term responses

  $3 million grant provided by The Asian Development Bank (ADB)

  Stricter building codes were introduced

  over 7000 schools rebuilt or repaired