April 2015 Nepal earthquake
The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake). More than 8,691 casualties and injured more than 23,000. It occurred at 11:56 NST on 25 April, with a magnitude of 7.8. Its epicenter was east of between Gorkha and Lamjung districts, (Barpak, Gorkha ) and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. Tremors were felt across the region, with further loss of life in India, Bangladesh, Tibet and on Mount Everest.
The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19, making it the deadliest day on the mountain in history. It triggered another huge avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing.
Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.
Continued aftershocks occurred throughout Nepal within 15–20 minute intervals, with one shock reaching a magnitude of 6.7 on 26 April at 12:54:08 NST. The country also had a
continued risk of landslides.
A major aftershock occurred on 12 May 2015 at 12:51 NST with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.3. The epicenter was near the Chinese border between the capital of Kathmandu and Mt. Everest. More than 200 people were killed and more than 2,500 were injured by this aftershock.
After this Disastrous Earthquake, Lions and Leos of Nepal are joining together , along with Lions from India, Pakistan, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Germany, Australia, USA and UK and many more Lions from around the world to get much needed emergency supplies such as food, fresh water, and temporary shelter into the areas of devastation now we are focusing on rehabilitation . Let’s work for re-built Nepal we will rise again with New Vision.
