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WITHDRAWN Impact of November 2023 Earthquake in Western Nepal.

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WITHDRAWN On 3 November 2023 5.6 M earthquake struck Nepal, with epicenter in Jajarkot of Karnali province. Several aftershocks have occurred since. Tremors were felt across North India.

According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) 153 people have been killed and 140 injured. Thousands of families were left under the open sky as rescuers searched for survivors in the mountainous villages where the earthquake struck.

With the completion of the government’s search and rescue operation, the number of deaths stands at 153 (Male: 70, Female: 83) and 338 (Male: 138, Female: 200) injured. The initial findings of the Government’s Initial Rapid Assessment (IRA) launched on 05 November say over 4,000 homes were damaged in the hardest hit districts. Following the initial assessment of the remote damage assessment of available secondary data satellite images USGS data and earthquake risk model, around 1.3 million people might have been exposed and about 0.25 million people may need humanitarian assistance.

According to the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC), by 15 November, approximately 62,000 homes were affected (35,455 partially damaged, 26,557 completely damaged) by the earthquake. Some 250,000 people were affected by the earthquake and require humanitarian assistance. The situation is further compounded as rainwater is posing a significant risk to partially damaged homes that are fragile and face the risk of collapsing. Survivors of the earthquake are also beginning to report health issues related to increasingly cold weather. Public health authorities have warned of outbreaks of communicable and vaccine-preventable diseases in the affected areas as thousands of people are displaced, compromising health and hygiene standards.

So, in this paper I will explore the current situation in the Earthquake affected area and what needs to be done to the people of Western Nepal which is affected by this Earthquake.

Session: Research Advances in “High-Impact”, “Under-Studied” Earthquakes and Their Impacts on Communities [Poster Session]

Type: Poster

Date: 5/3/2024

Presentation Time: 08:00 AM (local time)

Presenting Author: Hari

Student Presenter: No

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