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What damage was caused by the Nepal earthquake?
The death toll from the two major quakes now stands at around 8,583. Among the worst hit districts was Sindhupalchok. Here, more than 2000 people were killed. Thousands of people across Nepal were injured by falling debris caused by the earthquake and its aftershocks.
Since the earthquake, people have been living in makeshift camps around Kathmandu. These people have been made homeless by the quake or also because they are too afraid to stay inside. Many people tried to leave Kathmandu even though there were fears of another aftershock. Many of the countries historic sites were badly damaged, including temples and monuments. Many houses and buildings were destroyed and people’s lives ruined.
Kathmandu
An analysis of satellite imagery captured the before and after of the devastating quake. It showed that more than 180 buildings in the populated city centre were destroyed.
At least four of the seven UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu valley were badly affected. Three of them were ancient city squares. The capital’s Durbar Square, the royal Nepalese residence until the 19th century also suffered greatly. Many buildings were reduced to nothing more than old memories and rubble.
Temporary shelters were set up on open spaces in the city. This was usually fields and sports stadiums. The shelters acted as some protection to families who lost their homes to the earthquakes and are too scared to stay inside. The quake as well as all the aftershocks sent people back into living in fear after the horrendous earthquake that hit the country in 1934. It killed at least 8,519 in Nepal, as well as thousands more in neighbouring India.
Bhaktapur
In Bhaktapur, the country’s best preserved old city, the first reports said that half of all buildings had been destroyed and 80% of all the temples were damaged. The ancient city was one of the worst affected areas. Bhaktapur lies east to Kathmandu.
Mount Everest
Mount Everest, which is the world’s highest mountain, was moved three centimetres southwest by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Although the quake moved Mount Everest three centimetres, it didn’t affect the height of the 8,848-meter (29,029-foot) mountain. This was according to a report by China's National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation.
Chinese state media reported the administration had set a satellite monitoring system on the peak in 2005 to observe the movement of the mountain. In the decade before, Mount Everest had been moving northeast at a speed of 4 centimetres a year, and had grown by 0.3 centimetres yearly.
The April earthquake reversed the direction of the mountain, shifting it back to roughly where it would have been nine months earlier.
The earthquake triggered a number of avalanches on and around the mountain. It killed as many as 19 people. The deaths led mountaineering companies to call off their climbs for the rest of the season. The mountain is situated on the boarder of Nepal and China.
The death toll from the two major quakes now stands at around 8,583. Among the worst hit districts was Sindhupalchok. Here, more than 2000 people were killed. Thousands of people across Nepal were injured by falling debris caused by the earthquake and its aftershocks.
Since the earthquake, people have been living in makeshift camps around Kathmandu. These people have been made homeless by the quake or also because they are too afraid to stay inside. Many people tried to leave Kathmandu even though there were fears of another aftershock. Many of the countries historic sites were badly damaged, including temples and monuments. Many houses and buildings were destroyed and people’s lives ruined.
Kathmandu
An analysis of satellite imagery captured the before and after of the devastating quake. It showed that more than 180 buildings in the populated city centre were destroyed.
At least four of the seven UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu valley were badly affected. Three of them were ancient city squares. The capital’s Durbar Square, the royal Nepalese residence until the 19th century also suffered greatly. Many buildings were reduced to nothing more than old memories and rubble.
Temporary shelters were set up on open spaces in the city. This was usually fields and sports stadiums. The shelters acted as some protection to families who lost their homes to the earthquakes and are too scared to stay inside. The quake as well as all the aftershocks sent people back into living in fear after the horrendous earthquake that hit the country in 1934. It killed at least 8,519 in Nepal, as well as thousands more in neighbouring India.
Bhaktapur
In Bhaktapur, the country’s best preserved old city, the first reports said that half of all buildings had been destroyed and 80% of all the temples were damaged. The ancient city was one of the worst affected areas. Bhaktapur lies east to Kathmandu.
Mount Everest
Mount Everest, which is the world’s highest mountain, was moved three centimetres southwest by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Although the quake moved Mount Everest three centimetres, it didn’t affect the height of the 8,848-meter (29,029-foot) mountain. This was according to a report by China's National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation.
Chinese state media reported the administration had set a satellite monitoring system on the peak in 2005 to observe the movement of the mountain. In the decade before, Mount Everest had been moving northeast at a speed of 4 centimetres a year, and had grown by 0.3 centimetres yearly.
The April earthquake reversed the direction of the mountain, shifting it back to roughly where it would have been nine months earlier.
The earthquake triggered a number of avalanches on and around the mountain. It killed as many as 19 people. The deaths led mountaineering companies to call off their climbs for the rest of the season. The mountain is situated on the boarder of Nepal and China.