Nepal Earthquake

25-04-2015

IndexEarthquakeAftermathDamageEconomics LossSocial EffectsRescue & ReliefRepair and ReconstructionInternational AidReferences

Earthquake

Date :- 25/04/2015

Origin time :- 11:56:26 AM

Depth :- 15.0 Km.(9.3 Mi)

Type :- Thrust

Area Affected:- Nepal , India , China ,

Bangladesh.

Kathmandu

Aftermath• Nepal

The earthquake killed more than 8,600 in Nepal and injured more than twice as many. The rural death toll may have been lower than it would have been as the villagers were outdoors, working when the quake hit. As of 15 May, 6,271 people, including 1,700 from the 12 May aftershock, were still receiving treatment for their injuries. More than 450,000 people were displaced.

•IndiaA total of 78 deaths were reported in India - 58 in Bihar, 16 in Uttar Pradesh, 3 in West Bengal and 1 in Rajasthan.

• China25 dead and 4 missing, all from the Tibet Autonomous Region.

• Bangladesh4 dead

Damage Thousands of houses were destroyed across many districts of

the country.

Several of the churches in the Kathmandu valley were destroyed.

Several pagodas on Kathmandu Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site , collapsed, as did the Dharahara tower, built in 1832; the collapse of the latter structure killed at least 180 people.

Manokamana Temple in Gorkha was also destroyed. The northern side of Janaki Mandir in Janakpur was reported to have been damaged.

The top of the Jaya Bageshwari Temple in Gaushala and some parts of the Pashupatinath Temple, Swyambhunath , Boudhanath Stupa, Ratna Mandir, inside Rani Pokhari, and Durbar High School have been destroyed.

Economics Loss

Social Effects It was reported that the survivors were preyed upon

by human traffickers involved in supply of girls and women to the brothels of South Asia.The most affected were the poor communities who lost their homes.

Rescue & Relief• About 90 percent of soldiers from the Nepalese Army were

sent to the stricken areas in the aftermath of the earthquake under Operation Sankat Mochan, with volunteers mobilized from other parts of the country. Rainfall and aftershocks were factors complicating the rescue efforts, with potential secondary effects like additional landslides and further building collapses being concerns. Impassable roads and damaged communications infrastructure posed substantial challenges to rescue efforts. Survivors were found up to a week after the earthquake.

A United States Marine helicopter crashed on 12 May while involved in delivering relief supplies. The crash occurred at Charikot, roughly 45 miles (72 kilometers) east of Kathmandu. Two Nepalese soldiers and 6 American soldiers died in the crash.

Repair & Reconstruction UNESCO and the Ministry of Culture began strengthening

damaged monuments in danger of collapsing before the monsoon season. Subsequent restoration of collapsed structures, including historic houses is planned. 

UNESCO designated seven groups of multi-ethnic monuments clustered in the valley as a single World Heritage Site, including Swayambhu, the Durbar squares of Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur, and the Hindu temples of Pashupati and Changu Narayan. Damaged in the quakes were the structures in the three Durbar squares, the temple of Changu Narayan, and the 1655 temple in Sankhu. Drones fly above above cultural heritage sites to provide 3D images of the damage to use for planning repairs.

International AidSummary of international aid to Nepal for earthquake relief

Summary of international aid to Nepal for earthquake relief

Summary of international aid to Nepal for earthquake relief.

Summary of international aid to Nepal for earthquake relief

Summary of international aid to Nepal for earthquake relief

Summary of international aid to Nepal for earthquake relief

References

www.wikipedia.com/nepal_earthquake

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