Human consequences
About 3.5 million people left homeless.
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EarthquakeNepal earthquake
8,964Deaths
3.5MDisplaced / homeless
$7bnEstimated cost
- About 9,000 deaths in Nepal, India, China and Bangladesh.
- About 7 billion dollars according to the post-disaster assessment, nearly a third of Nepal’s GDP.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes the Himalayas. Many World Heritage temples in the Kathmandu valley collapse and avalanches hit Everest and the Langtang valley.
Consequences
Environmental consequences
Deadly avalanches at Everest base camp and thousands of landslides.
Economic consequences
Tourism, a pillar of the economy, collapses for several seasons.
Political consequences
The disaster speeds up the adoption of the new Constitution in September 2015.
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