On Saturday 25th April a 7.8 earthquake measuring on the richter scale hit just 80km outside of Kathmandu (capital of Nepal).
The region had 2.5 million people living there. Today the death toll stands at 5000+ and expected to rise.
The earthquake occurred where the Indian plate is being sub ducted beneath Eurasian plate at a destructive plate boundary. The India plate is moving at 5cm a year towards Asia. A powerful 6.7 tremor hit on Sunday as an aftershock.
The 19th century, 200 step Dharahara tower in Kathmandu collapsed.
Problems with the response is that much of the worst hit areas are mountainous therefore the roads to deliver aid via are blocked by debris making the response slow in areas. There as been a slow response with aid with many locals complaining about the government not helping them move out or helping them with food. Nepal's one airport has struggled to cope with the huge amount of aid that is being flown in therefore it is stockpiled there and not being distributed efficiently.
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