Ghorka earthquake Nepal 2015

Nepal HDI

0.6

how many doctors per thousand

19/1000

% SWA

88%

% pirimary employment

94%

% urban populaion

17%

magniutde of ghorka earthquake

7.8

aftershock on

12th may 7.3mw

first shock

25th apriil 2015, 7.8mw

thrust plane

120×80km

ground shaking was felt in

india and china

depth of Ghorkha earthquake

8.2km

mass movment involved

landslides and avalancche at Everest Base Camp

residents reisde here by

necessity, ack of alternative, eentire nation lives in himalayas and foothills

Farming depedent so

live on hillslpopes

torusim generates

$700m a year and is main ndustry

what industry is a very singifcant employer

trekking and climing industry

how many kille

8,000

how many missing from ghorka earthquke

34

How may died at base camp de to averlanche

20

how manyinjured at everest base camp

120timin

g important

saturday aternoon

India issues

78 killed, 500 injured

China issues

4 killed, 200 injured

How many displaced from Kathmandu valley

2.8m

Ho many reuired food assistance

1m

young women weve vulnerable to

rafficking

how much damage ($), homes

$10bn, 473,000 homes

erthquake, pre monsoon

disrupted gorwing season, for a cunty dependent on farming

Earthquake

undemrined proggress towards political stability Ne

India accusedNepal for

using ad for self promoton

earhtuqka eprompted

awareness

what % below poverty

20%

onyl management of hazard was

afforestation to reduce mass ovmement, yet threatened by pressure for fuel, building materials and fodder for livestock

everesy clmibing season clsoed, firs time in

41 years no climber on it

1994 building codes limited

by variable compliance

houses econuarged to have a go-bag

dreid food, bottle water, wpt, whistle

go ag only to be used when

coordinated repsonse not possible

NDRRMA

established need for resrouces to coordinate prpearness,

NDRRMA supproted by

world bank

NSET STANDS FOR

National Society for arthquake Technology N

NSET worked with NGOS to make

disaster preparedness netowkr

NDRRMA issue

established after Ghorkha event

6 yars later

still rural households with no help

many drural housheolds had not access

to loans

after 6 yers NRA clims

93% completion

delayed by

2020 Covid , 6 month delay

NDRRMA made progress in asesmic desing

retrofitting eg metal conrete walls