Cox The particular initiative of my organisation that I will focus on is the earthquake recovery in Nepal. On 25 April 2015 a massive 7.8 earthquake hit Nepal, affecting 8 million people across the country. Another 7.3 earthquake struck on May 12. "It was the worst earthquake I have ever experienced in my life. The after-shocks are still strong. The indications so far are that this is a major emergency," said Caritas Nepal director Fr. Pius Perumana S.J. A lot of physical damage including loss of
1. Introduction A Mw7.8 earthquake struck the Gorkha region of central Nepal on the 25th April 2015 (11:56 am local time). The initial tremor was followed by a series of Mw>6 aftershocks including a Mw7.3 event on the 12th May 2015. Together, this series of earthquakes have been termed the “Gorkha earthquake sequence” (Collins and Jibson, 2015). The Mw7.3 aftershock killed an estimated 160 people, which is in addition to a ~8,600 death toll for the main Mw7.8 event (Kargel et al., 2016). Up to 6%
Earthquakes are a type of natural disaster, caused by the movement of tectonic plates in the Earth’s crust. The sudden and rapid movements of a block of rock slipping past another block of rock along faults in Earth’s crust cause an earthquake to occur, as the rubbing of the rocks against each other, creates energy, which causes seismic waves that shake the ground. The area within the Earth, where the earthquake begins, is known as the focus, or the hypocenter. Directly above the focus of an earthquake
The Kathmandu Valley and the Constant Terror of Earthquakes One important climatic feature that plagues the South Asian region of the Kathmandu Valley is earthquakes. A few severe earthquakes have taken place in the country's history and caused many deaths and nearly irreparable damage to impoverished Nepal. The residents of the Kathmandu Valley experience small tremors nearly every day, whether they can feel them or not. The world and the nation is waiting for the
Media Report on the Analysis of Five Different Media Sources: The 2015 Nepal Earthquake from April 2015 to May 2015 Introduction Since the drastic 1934 Nepal-Bihar earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0, Nepal continued to experience numerous series of earthquakes throughout the years that were of less magnitude and low causalities. However, on 25 April 2015, Nepal once again encountered one of the most severe earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 followed by several aftershocks which resulted in more than
Introduction In April 2015, the devastating Gorkha earthquake shook Nepal, killing thousands and injuring thousands more. Nepal’s location on the Indo-Eurasian fault line makes it a prime location for earthquakes, as well as resulting landslides and avalanches. Less than a month after the first quake, a 7.3 magnitude aftershock struck Nepal again and left the entire country in fear (Nepal earthquakes, 2015). Relief efforts quickly followed after the earthquakes, as well as the flight of thousands of Nepalis
Over nine thousand people died and thousands were displaced when an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.1 hit Nepal in April 2015. Consequently, this earthquake triggered the deadliest event in the history of Mount Everest when an avalanche killed 19 people two weeks later (1). This tragedy was caused by two pieces of the planet’s crust that have been colliding for millions of years now. Moreover, this collision is based on the scientific theory of plate tectonics that cases the large-scale motion of
Main Boundary Fault. Fourth, another crust part has been pushed onto the subcontinent, lifting the first part up. As a result of the uplifting of both parts, the bulk of the Himalayas is formed. In the case of the Nepal earthquake, the Indian and Eurasian plate below the surface of Nepal that flow above magma, collide with one another. As neither plate wants to move, the Indian
Earthquake is considered as a disaster which leads to damage or destruction in a particular place. This disaster occurs due various reasons firstly; when two plates move or slide pass each other enormous tension builds up which creates waves of energy in all directions that leads to quake. Lastly human activities such as nuclear testing, coal mining, constructing dams or drilling of oil create earthquakes. In the world approximately thousands of earthquakes occur each day; it has become a major
Macro Connection Essay Nepal According to my research, The Nepal is the poorest country in South Asia, and the 17th poorest in the world. It locate between India and China countries. Nepal had faces many issues in the country due to lack of economics. Recently, they had deal with an earthquake that cause their economics decrease even more. Since the country is isolate from outside world, it got no support from other country. For instant, it has been landlocked, cut out from the sea, away from pave