After 80 years of mega earthquake, Nepal was terribly shaken by powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.8 of 25th April and 7.3 of 12th May, 2015. The official reports states that the 31 out of 75 districts have been severely affected and approximately 8 million lives which is about one third of total population, has been estimated to have been affected. Among the affected, 2.8 million were children according to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). 14 out of the 31 districts which were harshly hit were declared the ‘Crisis hit’ district, to prioritize and speed up the rescue and relief work. The official report states that earthquake claimed life of about 8700 people, around 22000 were injured and around half million houses has been destroyed.
The old monuments which marks the glory of country has turned into rubbles and hundreds of aftershocks terrorized the people. At the same time, country witnessed a generous help from a large number of national and international organizations through the recue and relief operation. Likewise, an encouraging pledge has been made to support in rehabilitation and reconstruction.
#UNICEF #DisasterPrevention #2016
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Publisher:
UNICEF
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Official Document
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Keywords:
RECONSTRUCTION, COOPERATION, REHABILITATION PROJECTS, DISASTER-PRONE AREAS, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION SUPPORT, LIVELIHOOD, DISASTER MITIGATION, DISASTER REDUCTION, DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, EARTHQUAKE RUMORS
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Thematic Group:
UNICEF
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Children Fund
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Thesaurus:
13.02.00
- Disaster Prevention, Preparedness And Relief
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