TheApril 2015 Nepal earthquake(also known as theGorkha earthquake)[7][11]killed 8,962 people and injured 21,952 across the Nepal, India, China and Bangladesh. It occurred aton Saturday 25 April 2015, with a magnitude of 7.8Mw[1]or 8.1Ms[12]and a maximumMercalli Intensityof X (Extreme). Itsepicenterwas east ofGorkha Districtat Barpak, Gorkha, roughly 85 km (53 mi) northwest of centralKathmandu,and itshypocenterwas at a depth of approximately 8.2 km (5.1 mi).[1]It was the worst natural disaster to strikeNepalsince the1934 Nepal–India earthquake.[13][14][15]The ground motion recorded in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, was of low frequency, which, along with its occurrence at an hour when many people in rural areas were working outdoors, decreased the loss of human lives.[16]
UTCtime | 2015-04-25 06:11:25 |
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ISCevent | 607208674 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | 25 April 2015 |
Local time | 11:56:25NST[1] |
Duration | 50 seconds |
Magnitude | 7.8Mw[1] 8.1Ms |
Depth | 8.2 km (5.1 mi)[1] |
Epicenter | 28°13′48″N84°43′52″E/ 28.230°N 84.731°E[1] |
Fault | Main Himalayan Thrust |
Type | Thrust[1] |
Areas affected | |
Max.intensity | MMI X (Extreme)[2][3] |
Peak acceleration | 0.25g[4] |
Peak velocity | 108cm/s[4] |
Landslides | 21 |
Foreshocks | 7 |
Aftershocks | 7.3 Mwon 12 May at 12:50[5] 6.7 Mwon 26 April at 12:54[6] 459 aftershocks of 4 Mwand above as of 24 May 2016[7] |
Casualties | 8,962 dead in Nepal,[8][9]21,952 injured,[8] 3.5 million homeless[8] |
Citations | 69 |
The earthquake triggeredan avalanche on Mount Everest,killing 22 people,[17]the deadliest incident on the mountain on record.[18]The earthquake triggered another huge avalanche in theLangtangvalley, where 250 people were reported missing.[19]
Hundreds of thousands of Nepalese were made homeless with entire villages flattened[19][20][21]across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCOWorld Heritage Sitesin theKathmandu Valley,including some at theKathmandu Durbar Square,thePatan Durbar Square,theBhaktapur Durbar Square,theChangu NarayanTemple, theBoudhanathstupa,and theSwayambhunathstupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.[22][23]Dharahara,also called Bhimsen Tower, a nine-storey 61.88-metre (203.0 ft) tall tower, was destroyed. It was a part of the architecture of Kathmandu recognized by UNESCO.
Continuedaftershocksoccurred throughout Nepal at intervals of 15–20 minutes, with one shock reaching a magnitude of 6.7 on 26 April atNST.[6]The country also had a continued risk of landslides.[24]
A major aftershockoccurred on 12 May 2015 atwith amoment magnitude(Mw) of 7.3.[25]The epicenter was near the Chinese border between the capital of Kathmandu and Mount Everest.[26]More than 200 people were killed and over 2,500 were injured by this aftershock, and many were left homeless.[27]
Earthquake
editThe earthquake occurred on 25 April 2015 atNST(06:11:25 UTC) at a depth of approximately 8.2 km (5.1 mi) (which is considered shallow and therefore more damaging than quakes that originate deeper in the ground),[28]with itsepicentreapproximately 34 km (21 mi) southeast ofLamjung,Nepal,lasting approximately 50 seconds.[29]The earthquake was initially reported as 7.5 Mw by theUnited States Geological Survey(USGS) before it was quickly upgraded to 7.8 Mw . TheChina Earthquake Networks Center(CENC) reported the earthquake's magnitude to be 8.1 Ms . TheIndia Meteorological Department(IMD) said two powerful quakes were registered in Nepal at 06:11 UTC and 06:45 UTC. The first quake measured 7.8 Mw and its epicenter was identified at a distance of 80 km to the northwest ofKathmandu,the capital of Nepal.Bharatpurwas the nearest major city to the main earthquake, 53 km (33 mi) as the crow flies from the epicenter. The second earthquake was somewhat less powerful at 6.6 Mw . It occurred 65 km (40 mi) east of Kathmandu and its seismic focus lay at a depth of 10 km (6.2 mi) below the earth's surface. Over 38 aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 Mw or greater occurred in the day following the initial earthquake, including one of 6.8 Mw .[30]
According to the USGS, the earthquake was caused by a sudden thrust, a short sharp thrust that caught many unsuspected and dies to this thrust only, along the major fault line where theIndian plate,carrying India, is slowly diving underneath theEurasian plate,carrying much of Europe and Asia.[28]Kathmandu, situated on a block of crust approximately 120 km (74 miles) wide and 60 km (37 miles) long, rapidly shifted 3 m (10 ft) to the south in a matter of just 30 seconds.[31]
The risk of a large earthquake was well known beforehand. In 2013, in an interview with seismologist Vinod Kumar Gaur,The Hinduquoted him as saying, "Calculations show that there is sufficient accumulated energy [in theMain Frontal Thrust], now to produce an 8-magnitude earthquake. I cannot say when. It may not happen tomorrow, but it could possibly happen sometime this century, or wait longer to produce a much larger one. "[32]According to Brian Tucker, founder of a nonprofit organization devoted to reducing casualties from natural disasters, some government officials had expressed confidence that such an earthquake would not occur again. Tucker recounted a conversation he had with a government official in the 1990s who said, "We don't have to worry about earthquakes anymore, because we already had an earthquake." The previous earthquake to which he referredoccurred in 1934.[33]In fact, the 600-km-long Central HimalayanGaphadn't rupturedsince 1505.
Geology
editNepal lies towards the southern limit of the diffusecollisionalboundary where theIndian plateunderthrusts theEurasian plate,[34][35]occupying the central sector of the Himalayan arc, nearly one-third of the 2,400 km (1,500 mi) long Himalayas. Geologically, the Nepal Himalayas are subdivided into five tectonic zones from north to south, east to west, and almost parallel to sub-parallel.[36]These five distinct morpho-geotectonic zones are: (1)TeraiPlain; (2) Sub Himalaya (Shivalik Range); (3)Lesser Himalaya(Mahabharat Range and mid valleys); (4) Higher Himalaya; and (5) Inner Himalaya (Tibetan Tethys).[37]Each of these zones is clearly identified by its morphological, geological, and tectonic features.[37]
The convergence rate between the plates in central Nepal is about 45 mm (1.8 in) per year. The location, magnitude, andfocal mechanismof the earthquake suggest that it was caused by a slip along the Main Frontal Thrust.[1][38]
The earthquake's effects were amplified in Kathmandu as it sits on the Kathmandu Basin, which contains up to 600 m (2,000 ft) ofsedimentary rocks,representing the infilling of a lake.[39]
Based on a study published in 2014, of the Main Frontal Thrust, on average a great earthquake occurs every 750 ± 140 and 870 ± 350 years in the east Nepal region.[40]A study from 2015 found a 700-year delay between earthquakes in the region. The study also suggests that because of tectonic stress buildup, the 1934 earthquake and the 2015 quake are connected, following a historic earthquake pattern.[41]A 2016 study on historical great (M ≥ 8) earthquake pairs and cycles found that associated great earthquakes are likely to occur in the West China region through the 2020s.[42]
Intensity
editAccording to theUSGSwebsite, the maximum intensity was VIII (Severe), however certain reports state an intensity of X (Extreme) or higher.[1]In most of Kathmandu the intensity was VIII-IX, as evidenced by the numerous undamaged water towers installed on top of undamaged multi story buildings. Tremors were felt in the neighboring Indian states ofBihar,Uttar Pradesh,Assam,West Bengal,Odisha,Sikkim,Jharkhand,Uttarakhand,Gujarat,in the National Capital Region aroundNew Delhiand as far south asKarnataka.[43]Damage was extensive in northern Bihar and minor damage was also reported from parts of Odisha.[43]Shaking was felt in high-rise buildings as far asKochiin the southern state ofKerala.[43]The intensity inPatnawas V (Moderate).[44][failed verification]The intensity was IV (Light) inDhaka, Bangladesh.[1]The earthquake was also experienced acrosssouthwest China,ranging from theTibet Autonomous RegiontoChengdu,which is 1,900 km (1,200 mi) away from the epicenter.[45]Tremors were felt inPakistan[46]andBhutan.[1][43]
Aftershocks
editA series of aftershocks began immediately after the mainshock, at intervals of 15–30 minutes, with one aftershock reaching 6.6Mwwithin 34 minutes of the initial quake. A major aftershock of magnitude 6.9 Mwoccurred on 26 April 2015 in the same region at 12:54 NST (07:08 UTC), with an epicenter located about 17 km (11 mi) south ofKodari,Nepal.[46][47]The aftershock caused fresh avalanches on Mount Everest and was felt in many places in northern India includingKolkata,Siliguri,Jalpaiguri,andAssam.[48]The aftershock caused a landslide on theKoshi Highway,which blocked the section of the road betweenBhedetarand Mulghat.[49]
A model of GeoGateway, based on aUnited States Geological Surveymechanism of a near-horizontal fault as well as the location of aftershocks showed that the fault had an 11°diptowards the north, striking at 295°, was 50 km (31 mi) wide, 150 km (93 mi) long, and had a dip slip of 3 m (9.8 ft).[50]The USGS says the aftershock registered at a shallow depth of 10 km (6.2 mi).[48]
As of 24 May 2016, 459 aftershocks had occurred with different epicenters and magnitudes equal to or above 4 Mw(out of which 51 aftershocks are equal to or above 5 Mwand 5 aftershocks above 6 Mw) and more than 20,000 aftershocks less than 4 Mw.[7]
12 May 2015 earthquake
editA second major earthquake occurred on 12 May 2015 at 12:50 NST with amoment magnitude(Mw) of 7.3Mw18 km (11 mi) southeast ofKodari.The epicenter was near theChinese borderbetween the capital city ofKathmanduandMount Everest.It struck at a depth of 18.5 km (11.5 miles). This earthquake occurred along the same fault as the original magnitude 7.8 earthquake of 25 April but further to the east. As such, it is considered anaftershockof the 25 April quake.[51]Tremors were also felt in northern parts of India includingBihar,Uttar Pradesh,West Bengaland other North-Indian States.[52][53][54][55]At least 153 people died in Nepal as a result of the aftershock and about 2,500 were injured. 62 others died in India, two in Bangladesh, and one in China.[27][56]
Aftermath
editDisastrous events in very poor and politically paralyzed nations such as Nepal often becomea long drawn out chain of events,in that one disaster feeds into another for years or even decades on end. The aftereffects of the earthquake had subsequent effects on a myriad of things:human trafficking,labourcost and availability, rental and property cost burdens,urbanization,private and public debt burdens, mental health, politics,tourism,disease, and damage to the healthcare system.[57]A surveysome 30 months laterfound only 12% of the reconstruction money had been distributed, and those without land were locked out of financial support, exacerbating the social divide and feeding marginalization.
More direct effects
editSome disasters that came with themonsoon seasonwere suspected to be related to the earthquake. There was a landslip on 11 June, killing 53 people.[58]Meanwhile, a glacial lake had burst in the particularly hard-hit Solukhumbhu district.[59]Whether or not the quake contributed to such events is often unknown and unresearched, but it is certainly possible.
Country | Deaths | Injuries | Ref. |
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Nepal | 8,857 | 22,304 | [8][60] |
India | 78 | 560 | [61] |
China | 25 | 383 | [62] |
Bangladesh | 4 | 200 | [63] |
Total | 8,964 | 23,447 |
Nationality | Deaths | Ref. |
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India | 78 |
[64] |
France | 10 | [65] |
Spain | 7 | [66] |
United States | 7 | [67][68] |
Germany | 5 | [69][70] |
China | 4 | [71] |
Italy | 4 | [72] |
Canada | 2 | [73] |
Russia | 2 | [74] |
(dual) Australia India |
1 | [75][76] |
Estonia | 1 | [77] |
Hong Kong | 1 | [78] |
Israel | 1 | [79] |
Japan | 1 | [80] |
Malaysia | 1 | [81] |
New Zealand | 1 | [82] |
United Kingdom | 1 | [83] |
Total | 127 |
Casualties
editNepal
editThe earthquake killed at least 8,857 people in Nepal[8][84][85]and injured nearly three times as many. The rural death toll may have been minimized by the fact that most villagers were outdoors working when the quake hit.[86]As of 15 May, 6,271 people, including 1,700 from the 12 May aftershock, were still receiving treatment for their injuries.[56]Nearly 3.5 million people were left homeless, causing around 2.6 millioninternal displacements.[60][87]
The example of this earthquake shows that loss calculations for hypothetical likely future earthquakes can be reasonably reliable. In 2005, the expected numbers of fatalities due to a hypothetical scenario earthquake near Kathmandu for M8.1 was published.[88]The fatalities at that time were estimated between 21,000 and 42,000. The M7.8 earthquake of 25 April 2015 killed about 8,800 people because it occurred on a Saturday and so many buildings that collapsed, such as schools and municipal buildings, were empty, reducing the death toll. In addition, the epicentre of the earthquake was in a rural setting, so the worst hit districts had low population densities and most of the population was outside when the earthquake hit.[89]Had the earthquake occurred at night or during the working week, when many more people were inside vulnerable buildings, the death toll would have likely been much closer to the modelled estimate.
After the rupture area of the Kathmandu 2015 earthquake had been derived[90]and the intensities of shaking had been mapped,[91]a line source model for losses could be constructed with energy being radiated along the entire rupture.[92]The fatalities estimated in this way by QLARM agree with those reported in the end. The figure shows reports of fatalities as a function of time. News reports significantly underestimated the actual numbers of fatalities for several days.
The Himalayan Timesreported that as many as 20,000 foreign nationals may have been visiting Nepal at the time of the earthquake, although reports of foreign deaths were relatively low.[citation needed]
India
editA total of 78 deaths were reported in India – including 58 in Bihar, 16 in Uttar Pradesh, 3 in West Bengal and 1 in Rajasthan.[61]
China
editTwenty-seven people were confirmed dead, 383 were injured and 4 were missing, all from theTibet Autonomous Region.[62] The quake destroyed 2,500 houses and damaged 24,700 others across 19 counties inTibet,affecting nearly 300,000 people, among whom 47,500 were displaced, while A total of 82 temples were also damaged.[62]The counties ofGyirong,NyalamandTingriinXigazêwere worst hit, where nearly 80 percent of the houses in the three counties collapsed.[62]
Bangladesh
editFour people were killed and 18 districts were affected by the earthquake in Bangladesh.[63]A six-story building partially collapsed and two garment factories tilted inDhaka.[63]A 22-year-old man died when trying to flee theDhaka Medical Collegein a panic.[63]InTangail,a woman died trying to escape a building.[63]Another woman was crushed to death by a collapsed wall while a teacher died of aheart attackduring the earthquake.[63]
Avalanches on Mount Everest
editThis earthquake causedavalanchesonMount Everest.At least 19 died,[93]with at least 120 others injured or missing.[93]
Landslides in the Langtang Valley
editIn theLangtang valleylocated inLangtang National Park,329 people were reported missing after an avalanche hit the village of Ghodatabela[94][95]and thevillage of Langtang.The avalanche was estimated to have been two to three kilometres wide. Ghodatabela was an area popular on the Langtang trekking route.[96]The village of Langtang was destroyed by the avalanche. Smaller settlements on the outskirts of Langtang were buried during the earthquake, such as Chyamki, Thangsyap, and Mundu. Twelve locals and two foreigners were believed to have survived. Smallerlandslidesoccurred in theTrishuli RiverValley with reports of significant damage at Mailung, Simle, andArchale.[97][98]On 4 May it was announced that 52 bodies had been found in the Langtang area, of which seven were of foreigners.[99]
According to geological models, the frequency and intensity of future landslides in the Langtang Valley is due to increase in the coming decades.[100]This is attributable directly to the effect of the earthquake, which caused widespread fracturing in the grounds of the Langtang area.[101]
Damage
editThousands of houses were destroyed across many districts of the country, with entire villages flattened, especially those near the epicenter.[19][20][21]
TheTribhuvan International Airportserving Kathmandu was closed immediately after the earthquake, but was re-opened later in the day for relief operations and, later, for some commercial flights.[102]It subsequently shut down operations sporadically due to aftershocks,[103]and on 3 May was closed temporarily to the largest planes for fear of runway damage.[104]During strong aftershocks, the airport opened all boarding-lounge exit doors onto the tarmac, allowing people who were waiting post security and immigration to flee to the open spaces of the runway tarmac. Many remained outside as planes were delayed and the airport swelled to capacity. The airport facilities suffered damage and there was no running water or operating toilets in the airport lounges. Few airport workers were at their posts; most were killed in the earthquake or had to deal with its aftereffects.[105]
Flights resumed from Pokhara, to the west of the epicentre, on 27 April.[106]
Several of the churches in the Kathmandu valley were destroyed. As Saturday is the principal day of Christian worship in Nepal, 500 people were reported to have died in the collapses.[107][108]
SeveraltemplesonKathmandu Durbar Square,aUNESCOWorld Heritage Site,collapsed,[29]as did theDharaharatower, built in 1832; the collapse of the latter structure killed at least 180 people,[109][110][111][112]ManakamanaTemple in Gorkha, previously damaged in an earlier quake, tilted several inches further. The northern side ofJanaki MandirinJanakpurwas reported to have been damaged.[citation needed]Several temples, includingKasthamandap,Panchtale temple, the top levels of the nine-story Basantapur Durbar, the Dasa Avtar temple and two shrines located behind the Shiva Parvati temple were demolished by the quake. Some other monuments including the Taleju Bhawani Temple partially collapsed.[113][114]
The top of the Jaya Bageshwari Temple in Gaushala and some parts of thePashupatinath Temple,Swyambhunath,BoudhanathStupa,Ratna Mandir,inside Rani Pokhari, andDurbar High Schoolhave been destroyed.[115]
In Patan, the Char Narayan Mandir, the statue of Yog Narendra Malla, a pati inside Patan Durbar Square, the Taleju Temple, the Hari Shankar, Uma Maheshwar Temple and the Machhindranath Temple in Bungamati were destroyed. In Tripureshwar, the Kal Mochan Ghat, a temple inspired by Mughal architecture, was completely destroyed and the nearby Tripura Sundari also suffered significant damage. In Bhaktapur, several monuments, including the Phasi Deva temple, the Chardham temple and the 17th century Vatsala Durga Temple were fully or partially destroyed.[115]
Outside the Valley, theManakamanaTemple in Gorkha, the Gorkha Durbar, the Palanchok Bhagwati, inKabhrepalanchok District,the Rani Mahal inPalpa District,theChuriyamaiinMakwanpur District,the Dolakha Bhimsensthan inDolakha District,and the Nuwakot Durbar suffered varying degrees of damage. Historian Prushottam Lochan Shrestha stated, "We have lost most of the monuments that had been designated as World Heritage Sites inKathmandu,BhaktapurandLalitpur District, Nepal.They cannot be restored to their original states. "[115]The northeastern parts of India also received major damage. Heavy shocks were felt in the states of Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and others. Huge damage was caused to the property and the lives of the people.
Economic loss
editConcern was expressed that harvests could be reduced or lost this season as people affected by the earthquake would have only a short time to plant crops before the onset of theMonsoonrains.[116]
Nepal, with a total Gross Domestic Product of US$19.921 billion (according to a 2012 estimate),[117]is one of Asia's poorest countries, and has little ability to fund a major reconstruction effort on its own.[118]Even before the quake, theAsian Development Bankestimated that it would need to spend about four times more than it currently does annually on infrastructure through to 2020 to attract investment.[118]The U.S. Geological Survey initially estimated economic losses from the tremor at 9 per cent to 50 per cent of gross domestic product, with a best guess of 35 per cent. "It's too hard for now to tell the extent of the damage and the effect on Nepal's GDP", according to Hun Kim, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) official. The ADB said on the 28th that it would provide a US$3 million grant to Nepal for immediate relief efforts, and up to US$200 million for the first phase of rehabilitation.[118]
Rajiv Biswas, an economist at aColorado-based consultancy, said that rebuilding the economy will need international effort over the next few years as it could "easily exceed" US$5 billion.[118][119][failed verification]
More recent studies estimate the damage from the earthquake to be closer to US$10 billion (which would be around 50% of Nepals GDP at the time).[120]
Social effects
editIt was reported that the survivors were preyed upon by human traffickers involved in the supply of girls and women to the brothels of South Asia. These traffickers took advantage of the chaos that resulted from the aftermath of the earthquake.[121]The most affected were women from poor communities who lost their homes.[122] In response to the unsafe conditions of the temporary campsites, international organizations implemented Safety Committees which were provided cash grants for necessities like additional toilets and bathrooms.[123]
Most affected
editSingle women had very little access to relief, according to a report by the Inter-party Women's Alliance (IPWA). The report also found that violence and rapes against women and minors have increased after the earthquake.[124]Additionally, the earthquake has significantly affected certain groups of people. Tibeto-Burman peoples were hardest hit as they tend to inhabit the higher slopes of mountains as opposed to the central valleys and are less educated and connected. All of these factors make them harder to access. According to a government survey, malnutrition in children has worsened considerably some 3 months after the quake, with the most undernourished beingTamangandChepangpeoples.[125]Before the quake, 41 percent of children under five were stunted, 29 percent were underweight and 11 percent were emaciated, according to the World Food Programme.[125]
Disease
editThough a feared mass cholera outbreak failed to materialize (there were sporadic reports), other outbreaks were reported. At least 13 people died ofscrub typhuswhile 240 people were taken ill since the disease was first diagnosed in the country in August 2015 until September 2016.[126]The mental and emotional impact of an earthquake is the other invisible disaster.[127]Medical Doctors from India, Ramachandra Kamath,Edmond Fernandesand Prakash Narayan stated that elderly care in disaster was more important than women and child focused one for Nepal earthquake and absence of military support for medical aid providers impacted relief work.[128]
Rescue and relief
editAbout 90% of soldiers from theNepalese Armywere sent to the stricken areas in the aftermath of the earthquake underOperation Sankat Mochan,with volunteers mobilized from other parts of the country.[129]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.[130]Survivors were found up to a week after the earthquake.[131][132][133]
As of 1 May international aid agencies likeMédecins Sans Frontièresand theRed Crosswere able to start medically evacuating the critically wounded by helicopter from outlying areas, initially cut-off from the capital city, Kathmandu,[20]and treating others in mobile and makeshift facilities.[134][135]There was concern about epidemics due to the shortage of clean water, the makeshift nature of living conditions and the lack of toilets.[136]
Emergency workers were able to identify four men who had been trapped in rubble, and rescue them, using advanced heartbeat detection. The four men were trapped in up to ten feet of rubble in the village of Chautara, north of Kathmandu. An international team of rescuers from several countries using FINDER devices found two sets of men under two different collapsed buildings.[137]
Volunteers usedcrisis mappingto help plan emergency aid work.[138]Local organizationKathmandu Living Labshelped coordinate local knowledge on the ground and collaborated with international crisis mapping and humanitarian organizations. Public volunteers from around the world participated incrowdmappingand added details into online maps.[139][140][141][142][143][144][145]Information was mapped from data input from social media, satellite pictures[146]anddrones[138]of passable roads, collapsed houses, stranded, shelterless and starving people, who needed help, and from messages and contact details of people willing to help.[147]On-site volunteers verified these mapping details wherever they could to reduce errors. The technologies used byKathmandu Living Labswere built on top of existing open source solutions which allowed them to work in a fast and cost effective manner.[148]
Digital mappers, through theKathmandu Living Labs,were already charting the densely populated Kathmandu Valley, and then focused on earthquake relief. "They were doing an inventory in the poorer communities where they didn't have a very good sense of the quality of buildings," says Cowan, whose students helped add Kathmandu's buildings and roads to OpenStreetMap. First responders, from Nepalese citizens to the Red Cross, the Nepal army and the United Nations used this data. The Nepal earthquake crisis mapping utilized experience gained and lessons learned about planning emergency aid work from earthquakes in Haiti and Indonesia.[149]
India pledged to donate $1 billion in cash and materials to Nepal. India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said "I am happy to announce Government of India's pledge for Nepal's post-earthquake reconstruction of Nepali Rupees 10,000 crores, equivalent to one billion US dollars, one fourth of it as Grant." The International Conference on Nepal's Reconstruction has been organised by the Nepalese government to raise funds for rebuilding the country.[150]
Reports are also coming in of sub-standard relief materials and inedible food being sent to Nepal by many of the foreign aid agencies.[151][152]
AUnited States Marine Corpshelicoptercrashed on 12 Maywhile involved in delivering relief supplies. TheBell UH-1Y Venomcrashed atCharikot,roughly 45 miles (72 kilometres) east of Kathmandu. Two Nepalese soldiers and six American Marines died in the crash.[153]
Need-fulfillment application, Getmii, launched a special pilot version in partnership with the Red Cross to double daily blood donors at the Kathmandu donation center using the app.[154]
Imaging technologies such as satellites and smartphones, were instrumental to relief efforts in Nepal.[155]GLIMS, group of volunteer scientists from nine nations, were able to provide rapid, systematic mapping of the damaged area, allowing the investigation of earthquake-induced geo-hazard processes that provided information to relief and recovery officials on the same timeframe as those operations were occurring.[156]
Charities andCrowdfundingplatforms received over $230 million in donations from support groups. The money was used to provide medical supplies, for reconstruction of damaged buildings including schools and hospitals, and building orphanages for the victims among other things.[157]
Repair and reconstruction
editMonuments
editUNESCO 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. Architectural drawings exist that provide plans for reconstruction. According to UNESCO, more than 30 monuments in the Kathmandu Valley collapsed in the quakes, and another 120 incurred partial damage.[158]Repair estimates are $160 million to restore 1,000 damaged and destroyed monasteries, temples, historic houses, and shrines across the country. The destruction is concentrated in the Kathmandu Valley. UNESCO designated seven groups of multi-ethnic monuments clustered in the valley as a single World Heritage Site, includingSwayambhu,the three squares namelyDurbar square of Kathmandu,Patan Durbar Square,andBhaktapur Durbar Square,and the Hindu temples ofPashupatinathandChangu Narayan.Out of them only three were damaged in the quakes—three Durbar squares, the temple of Changu Narayan, and the 1655 temple in Sankhu.[159]Drones fly above cultural heritage sites to provide 3D images of the damage to use for planning repairs.[160]
Nepal Rural Housing Reconstruction Program
editAfter an international donors conference held in Kathmandu on 25 June 2015 a multi donor trust fund of US$4.4 billion was established to aid the reconstruction of affected housing in 14 districts of Nepal.[161][162]This covered 66 per cent of the country's total recovery and reconstruction needs of US$6.7 billion.[161]Implementation of the Program consisted of five phases i.e. Survey, Identification and Validation, Enrollment, Reconstruction and Completion.[163]The data collection for the program was done digitally using tablets and resulted in collection of over 10 TB of data.[164]The data was openly released to the public by theNational Planning Commissionand is available for download on their website.[165]
International aid
editA total of $3bn was pledged by donors to help rebuild Nepal.[166][167]UNICEFsaid close to 1.7 million children had been driven out into the open, and were in desperate need of drinking water, psychological counsel, temporary shelters, sanitation and protection from disease outbreak. It distributed water, tents, hygiene kits, water purification tablets and buckets.[168]Numerous other organizations provided similar support.[169]
India was the first to respond within hours, being Nepal's immediate neighbour,[170]withOperation Maitriwhich provided rescue and relief by its armed forces. It also evacuated its own and other countries' stranded nationals. India has been the largest aid donor to Nepal following the earthquake with a billion dollar support apart from other non-monetary reliefs extended.[150]China, the Asian Development Bank and the United Kingdom provided significant bilateral aid and other nations and organisations provided aid, rescue teams and helicopters as requested by the Nepalese government.[171][172][173]
On 26 April 2015, international aid agencies and governments mobilized rescue workers and aid for the earthquake. They faced challenges in both getting assistance to Nepal and ferrying people to remote areas as the country had few helicopters.[174][175]Relief efforts were also hampered by Nepalese government insistence on routing aid through the Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund and its National Emergency Operation Center. After concerns were raised, it was clarified that "Non-profits" or NGOs already in the country could continue receiving aid directly and bypass the official fund.[174][176]Aid mismatch and supply of "leftovers" by donors,[177]aid diversion in Nepal,[178]mistrust over control of the distribution of funds and supplies,[179][180][181]congestion and customs delays at Kathmandu's airport and border check posts were also reported.[182][183]On 3 May 2015, restrictions were placed on heavy aircraft flying in aid supplies after new cracks were noticed on the runway at theTribhuvan International Airport,Nepal's only airport able to handle larger jet aircraft.[184][185]
The list below gives a break-up of pledged donations, by each nation, along with aid in kind, delivered immediately.[186]
Aid agency / country | Cash donation (US $) | Humanitarian aid and supplies | Other aid | Source |
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies | $535,664.55 emergency fund activated | Volunteers (first-aid, search-&-rescue) | Blood-bank supplies to areas in the capital | [135] |
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) | Rapid intervention surgical kit with 11-member team left Kathmandu for Gorkha (200 km north-west) (61 staff deployed) | Water and sanitation – makeshift camps – Tudikhel (Kathmandu), Bhaktapur (14 km east of Kathmandu), first-aid material to Bhaktapur hospital | [134] [175] | |
European Union | $3.3 million | Aid, first-response teams and civil-protection experts | [187] | |
Algeria | $1 million | 70 relief workers, medicines, and other supplies | [188] | |
Australia | $15.86 million |
• $3,568,500 to the United Nations relief effort, $793,000 to theWorld Health Organization,$793,000 to theAustralian Red Cross,$396,500 to the RedR Australia relief organisation, $3.172 million for other Australian NGOs. |
• 2 humanitarian experts and a crisis-response team initially. |
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Austria | $835,000 | Austrian Red Crosssearch-&-rescue staff | [193] | |
Azerbaijan | 1 ton of medical supplies, tents, blankets and water (Ministry of Emergency Situations) | [194] | ||
Bangladesh |
•BAFLockheed C-130Baircraft with 10 tonnes of relief materials – tents, dry food, water, blankets, etc. |
A 34-member team (6 military medical teams and foreign ministry officials). Stranded Bangladeshis airlifted. | [195] [196] [197] [198] | |
Belgium | $5.5 million | Search-&-rescue teams | [199] | |
Bhutan | $1 million | 63 personnel medical team | [200] [201] [202] [203] [204] | |
Brunei | 8-man relief team (2 doctors, 4 paramedics from theRoyal Brunei Armed Forces(RBAF) and Brunei'sGurkha Reserve Unit(GRU) | [205] | ||
Canada | $4.16 million; $832,000 to theCanadian Red Cross | ABoeing C-17with supplies – blankets, jerry-cans, kitchen sets, hygiene kits, and tarps | 150Canadian troops;aDisaster Assistance Response Team– 30 experts; pledges by humanitarian organizations; immigration assistance | [206] [207] [208] [209] [210] |
China | $483 million | Tents, blankets, and generators; emergency response for citizens | China International Search and Rescue Team (CISAR) – 268 members, 26 search-&-rescue dogs | [211] [212] [213] [214] [215] [216] |
Colombia | Fundraising by theColombian Red Cross | Over 1,500 volunteers from national societies. | Evacuation of citizens and aid (when needed) | [217] [218] [219] [220] |
Czech Republic | $791,378 | Blankets, medical supplies, water and food; and a special trauma team – transported with a Boeing 737 | 36 medical workers and 13 firefighters. Evacuated 54 Czechs and 48 EU citizens. | [221] [222] [223] |
Denmark | $744,000 | Aid (TBD) | [224] | |
Estonia | Fundraising | 15 rescue workers and medics (could not land – airport congestion) | [225] [226] [227] | |
Finland | $3.35 million; fundraising by theFinnish Red Cross | Medical and logistical supplies | A Finnish Red Cross relief workers team | [228] [229] [230] [231] |
France | Equipment and supplies | Crisis centre at Foreign Ministry; a reinforcement team in New Delhi; 11 rescuers, (more help if needed) | [232] [233] | |
Germany | $68.34 million (€60 million), donated by the public | A mobile medical centre | 52 relief workers team – physicians, searchers, dog squads; theGerman Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW)'s Rapid Deployment Unit Water and Sanitation Abroad (SEEWA) | [234] [235] [236] [237] |
Greece | Search-&-rescue teams | [199] | ||
Haiti | $1 million | [238] | ||
Hong Kong | $6.45 million | World VisionHong Kong raised $1.29 million to provide victims with tents, tarpaulins, solar-powered lights, and other necessities. | [239] [240] [241] | |
Hungary | $1 million (HUF300 million) | [242] | ||
India | $1 billion by the government | Material aid inOperation Maitri: • 8 tons of baby food |
Rescue aid: • 16National Disaster Response Forceteams, over 1,000 personnel, search-&-rescue dogs Evacuation of over 20,000 Indian citizens and hundreds of foreign nationals by air and road |
[243] [244] [245] [246] [247] [248] [249] [250] [251] [252] [253] [254] [255] [256] [257] [258] [259] [260] |
Indonesia | $2 million | 2Boeing 737-400sbelonging to theIndonesian Armed ForcesandGaruda Indonesia,flew with 6 tons of relief supplies – blankets, body bags, food, water hospital and sleeping tents, medical equipment: and medicines |
66 personnel of SAR and Medical team | [261] [262] |
Iran | An 80,000 pounds (36,000 kg) relief package (via India) | [263] [264] [265] | ||
Ireland | $1.126 million | [266] | ||
Israel | ThreeIAFHerculesand twoEl AlBoeing 747-400jets carrying a jointIDFandMFAsearch-&-rescue team and 95 tons of equipment including a field hospital (with premature-babies ward), cutters, electronic sniffers, generators, and lighting equipment. The planes were also used for evacuation. | 264 person search-&-rescue team, including physicians. | [267] [268] [269] | |
Italy | $326,000 | [270] | ||
Japan | $8.4 million | Emergency relief supplies worth US$210,000 | 70 experts – Foreign Ministry, theNational Police Agency,and JICA, along with rescuers, search-&-rescue dog handlers, communication specialists, physicians, and field coordinators | [199] [271] [272] |
Macau | $2 million | MGM Macau donated$60,000to the Macau Red Cross for the ongoing earthquake relief effort in Nepal | [273] | |
Malaysia | 20 doctors –Mercy MalaysiaandMalaysian Red Crescent;30-man rescue team – Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) | [274] [275] [276] | ||
Maldives | Other aid (TBA) | [277] | ||
Mexico | Earthquake rescue brigade and engineers. | [235] [278] [279] | ||
Monaco | Other aid (TBA) | [235] | ||
Netherlands | $4.45 million by the government and $25.394.275,18 raised by GIRO 555 Action ('Netherlands helps Nepal') | 5 tons of relief supplies | 62-man and 8-dog team; several physicians, nurses, and engineers | [280] [281] |
New Zealand | $771,000 in humanitarian aid | 45 urban search and rescue technicians, 2 aid workers and an engineer. | [282] [283] | |
Norway | $31.1 million (as of 25 May 2015). Including: $17.3 million (Norwegian government) and $13.8 million in donations to Norwegian aid organizations through aid concerts and donations from the Norwegian public. | Deployed NORSAR Search and Rescue team, consisting ofsearch dogs,emergency medical personnel and firefighters and equipment and aid of 15.3 tonnes. Transported with the help of a Boeing737-800ofNorwegian Air Shuttle. | [284] [285] [286] | |
Pakistan |
•FourLockheed C-130planes |
Military emergency personnel including army doctors, medical staff, and the combinedERRA-NDMA's special search and rescue teams withsniffer dogs | [287] [288] | |
Philippines | Soldiers,Philippine Red Crossstaff, theMetropolitan Manila Development AuthorityHumanitarian Assistance Team and volunteers | [289] [290] [291] | ||
Poland | 15 tons of humanitarian aid, including food, medicines, clothes,water purification tablets,etc., donated by the Republic of Poland and various Polish charitable organizations. | 81 firefighters of theState Fire Service,12search and rescue dogs,and 6 doctors of the Polish Center for International Aid | [292] [293] [294] | |
Portugal | $200,000 (€160,000) | [295] | ||
Qatar | 2 aircraft with 60 tons of relief materials, such as food, medicines, power generators, and tents; 2 additional aircraft with 120 tons of relief materials, in addition to a field hospital provided byQatari Red Crescent | Aid operations | [296] | |
Russia | TwoIlyushin Il-76airplanes with 'a team of 90 rescuers and rescue equipment,' and 'a batch of humanitarian aid of food products and articles of daily necessity.' | 50 highly skilled rescue workers | [297] [298] | |
Saudi Arabia | The Kingdom has sent 190 tons of aid to earthquake-hit Nepal, which includes food, tents and medical supplies, according to the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The Kingdom also sent medical workers. | [299] | ||
Singapore | $100,000 | 60 members of theSingapore Civil Defence Force;officers from Singapore's police forces, including theGurkha Contingent;another relief team | .[199] [300] | |
Slovakia | $33,000 | [301] | ||
Slovenia | $55,000 | [302] [303] [304] | ||
South Africa | A search and rescue team composed of members of theSouth African Police Servicewith police dogs to aid in the rescue operation. | [305] | ||
South Korea | $1 million | Sindhupalchok area • 1000 tents |
42 search and rescue workers including 15 medics and two assistants. Two sniffer dogs. | [306] [307] [308] [309] |
Spain | 30 tons of humanitarian aid, including more than 3,200 blankets, 1680 awnings and 500 kitchen sets, donated in part by Spanish Red Cross. | 47 soldiers of theMilitary Emergencies Unitand seven agents of theCivil Guard,with 60 tons of material, in order to find Spanish citizens unlocated. | [310] [311] [312] | |
Sri Lanka | SLAFC-130 Herculesflight and Sri Lankan AirlinesAirbus A330flight with 17 tonnes of medicine, engineering, signal and ordnance equipment, supportive transport requirements, water bottles, health accessories, dry rations, and water purification tablets, etc. | Groups of specialist physicians, other medical staff, and medicine; 44Sri Lanka Armed Forcespersonnel and 4 medical consultants; a team of 156 persons, including 11 airmen, 4 medical consultants, and 14 sailors; 97 service personnel: 72Sri Lanka Armypersonnel, 14Sri Lanka Navypersonnel, 11Sri Lanka Air Forcepersonnel | [313] [314] | |
Sweden | $1.5 million | 40 support personnel: ICT, coordination, assessment, camp technicians, structural engineer | [315] | |
Switzerland | $26.7 million (fundraising) | 38 tonnes of relief supplies | Experts, including a physician, a building surveyor, and a water quality technician | [316] [317] [318] |
Taiwan | $300,000 | Nepal rejected Taiwan's offer to send search and rescue teams due to "China factor". | [319] [320] | |
Thailand | $200,000 by government $302,000 by the king $5.56 million by the public |
Medics and rescue staff | [321] [322] [323] [324] [325] | |
Turkey | 1,000 tents and 320 food packages. | Up to 96 search and rescue staff | [326] | |
United Arab Emirates | $1.36 million | Medical and food supplies, purchased from India | 88 search and rescue staff | [199] [327] |
United Kingdom | $130 million (£83 million), of which $51 million (£33 million) was donated by the government and $79 million (£50 million) was donated by the public | 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid and 8 tonnes of equipment | Around 100 search and rescue responders, medical experts, and disaster and rescue experts deployed by theDepartment for International Development'sUnited Kingdom International Search and Rescue Team;engineers from the British Army'sBrigade of Gurkhas;threeChinookhelicopters (returned unused by the Nepalese government) | [328] [329] [330] [331] [332] [333] |
United States | $10 million by government, the public donates separately through several agencies | A disaster response team fromUSAID;Urban Search and Rescue Virginia Task Force 1from Fairfax County, Virginia was deployed to Nepal from theDover Air Force Base;Los Angeles County'sUrban Search and Rescue California Task Force 2;U.S. ArmyGreen Beretsoldiers; 900 Marines of the3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade;eight C-130s, five helicopters and fourV-22 OspreyVTOLaircraft | [334] [335] [336] [337] [338] [339] | |
Vatican City | $100,000 | [340] | ||
Vietnam | $50,000 by government $30,000 by the Vietnam Red Cross |
11 rescuers –Vietnam Red Cross | [341] [342] | |
Approximate Total | USD $3 billion | [343] [344] |
See also
edit- Economy of Nepal
- Foreign aid to Nepal
- Geology of the Himalaya
- List of avalanches
- List of earthquakes in 2015
- List of earthquakes in China
- List of earthquakes in India
- List of earthquakes in Nepal
- List of earthquakes in South Asia
- List of people who died climbing Mount Everest
- List of World Heritage Sites in Nepal
- Operation Sahayogi Haat
- Politics of Nepal
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External links
edit- Deadly earthquake NepalArchived24 December 2018 at theWayback Machineon Earthquake Report Website
- USGS Earthquake Hazards Programon USGS Website
- National Seismological CenterNepali National Seismological Centre
- Tectonics & Earthquakes of Himalaya and the 2015 Earthquake in Nepal–IRIS Consortium
- The 25 April 2015, Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake: An Expected Event that Defied Expectations– United States Geological Survey
- ReliefWeb'smain pagefor this event.
- TheInternational Seismological Centrehas abibliographyand/orauthoritative datafor this event.
- Nepal Earthquake: A Complete Timeline
- Nepal Earthquake Open Data PortalArchived17 January 2020 at theWayback MachinebyNational Planning Commissionhasstructuralandsocioeconomicdata of over 1 millionhouseholdand 762 thousandbuildingsof districts most severely effected by the earthquake.
- A number of digital resources relating to the earthquake and the aftermath are hosted bySOAS Digital Collections.