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Before we start on whats going on in Nepal let us look at the repercussion of the Earthquake in Nepal. Nepal is a small Landlocked country surrounded by India and China. Divided into approximate three equal geographical regions, accessibility and help cannot be equally distributed throughout the country because of the restricted transportation system in Nepal . Even if the earthquake has gone away with recurring aftershocks, the redevelopment of the country now is on a extremely difficult path.
HISTORY OF NEPAL GEOGRAPHY:
Nepal is geologically a very young landscape, being formed after the floating Indian subcontinent crashed into the Asian continent. This action of the floating Indian tectonic plate crashing with another continent gave rise to the great Himalayan region of Nepal , which also resulted in the worlds highest mountain , Mt Everest. The movement of the Tectonic plate is prevalent to the present day , and as one tectonic plate slowly climbs over another (Subducting), it forms the unique landscape of Nepal. Due to the continuous movement of the tectonic plates under the surface , one solid block of bedrock moves on top of the other (in layman's terms). With the slow movements of plates over time , the plates on the top would have a self weight which cannot be supported , when the self weight becomes higher than the strength of the groundrock , a violent fracture in within the plates , the vibration of which ripples to the surface. This eventual Fracture is the primary cause of Earthquakes in Nepal
(Youtube link to How Earthquake Occurs)
(Youtube link to How Earthquake Occurs)
The continous movement of the tectonic plates also means that the Geology of the country is relatively young compared to other countries. The surface you see now used the be soft clay under the ocean bed which was slowly moved up .Therefore from a geological point of view , most of the surface that is apparent to the naked eye is a weak structure.
BEFORE THE EARTHQUAKE:
With rivers and mountains alike, most of the roads, paths, bike paths, walking trails are carved on the side of the hill. Seventy percent of Nepal's surface covers hills and mountain. On regular times, speed of the vehicles itself is very slow due to the Topographical condition. Floods , landslides , poor construction material makes continuous maintenance of the transportation system in Nepal to be a very difficult job in itself.
CURRENT SITUATION
Now lets look at the situation post the Earthquake. this natural disaster rips out the land from beneath us.Makes essentials for human life inaccessible. running water, roof over ones head, and a warm bed to sleep soundly becomes a luxury . Even if Financial and other aide for immediate help reaches Nepal at this time , disbursement of those assets will not be an easy task. Trips throughout the country and within individual cities will be next to impossible . But even a little help means a lot in this moment of need.
Let us see what we can expect in the next few days after the earthquake. Most of the major Metropolitan cities are located in the hill. There is a dense vehicular population in Nepal, but the fuel for all of these vehicle all come from India. Being a landlocked country , relief for the country is not easily available. Not only fuel , but most of the food and other daily utilized items are imported. This dependence in outside imports makes life in Nepal relatively harder. Scarcity of fuel is something that the Nepali people live on a daily basis, with hiked up fuel prices compared to other countries is to be naturally assumed. Rescue and other operations will be expected slow, due to road conditions and the scarcity of the fuel.
Water conveyance system is all underground, so it is expected that burst pipes will result in majority of population not having access to drinking water itself. On average the local bodies involved in maintenance of these facilities take a long time. But when all of these malfunction occur at the same time it can be expected that the repair work is going to take an extremely long time.
Food will be rationed and stored and prices are expected to rise,due to the cutoff in supply. Even though the current events are disasterous and horrific. Difficult times of recovery are still to come.
At this time of Difficulty we can only pray for the people who have to through this ordeal.
As of now, 4/27/2015, the current number of fatalities is around 3800 with many more to come. I would like give access to some of the links below to some International Non Govermental organizations(INGO) and Non govermental Organizationa(NGO), which are the bodies who take up responsibility to help those who have fallen victim to this natural disaster.
As of now, 4/27/2015, the current number of fatalities is around 3800 with many more to come. I would like give access to some of the links below to some International Non Govermental organizations(INGO) and Non govermental Organizationa(NGO), which are the bodies who take up responsibility to help those who have fallen victim to this natural disaster.
Picture courtesy of: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/nepal-earthquake/hundreds-killed-nepal-earthquake-n348251
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BBB Better business bureau
BBB Better business bureau
The Links of relief work site:
MercyCorps
https://life.indiegogo.com/fundraisers/1240508?fb_action_ids=10153186231312597&fb_action_types=indiegogo%3Acontribute
World Food Programme
UNICEF
https://life.indiegogo.com/fundraisers/1240508?fb_action_ids=10153186231312597&fb_action_types=indiegogo%3Acontribute
World Food Programme
UNICEF
These are some of the organizations that i have found out .
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