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when did the earthquake happen
25th april 2015
what type of country is nepal
lidc
what was the magnitude of the earthquake
7.8
what plates collided
indian and eurasian
what type of plate boundary was involved
convergent
how deep was the focus of the earthquake
15km
what type of focus was the earthquake
shallow focus
how long is the fault line along the southern border of nepal
1000km
what kind of plates were involved
continental
what was the highest magnitude of an aftershock
7.3
how many landslides were there
547
how many buildings were reduced to rubble in Kathmandu (social)
over 180
how many people were injured (social)
23,000
how many people were killed (social)
9,000
how much economic damage was caused (economic)
$10 billion
what hindered responses to remote rural areas (short term)
reports were cut off by landslides
which ngos helped to support the injured and homeless (short term)
the red cross and oxfam
how many blankets did india provide (short term)
10 tonnes
how much water and food did india provide (short term)
50 tonnes and 22 tonnes
how much medical supplies did india provide (short term)
2 tonnes
what hindered the aid effort (short term)
damaged infrastructure
what scheme was set up by nepal’s government (long term)
cash for work
what solution was put into place for farmers (long term) (social) (economic) (large scale)
intercropping
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