Early Recovery Nepal: Ongoing and completed activities, 18 June 2015
Figure 1. Ongoing and completed activities (Source). Curated topics from the April 25, 2015, Nepal Earthquake to help inform reconnaissance activities, identify impacted regions, and help document the timeline of earthquake response/recovery. Information on housing impacts from the April 25, 2015, Nepal Earthquake.
World Bank approves $300 million for Housing Reconstruction
WASHINGTON D.C., June 29, 2015—The World Bank today approved two credits totaling $300 million to rebuild houses in poor, rural areas of Nepal and to provide an injection of cash for the government’s budget to help the country recover from devastating earthquakes in April and May. The housing reconstruction credit is from the International […]
International Conference on Nepal’s Reconstruction – June 25, 2015
June 25, 2015, Kathmandu- The Government of Nepal is hosting the one-day International Conference on Nepal’s Reconstruction that aims at bringing together Heads of State and Government, Ministers and Senior Officials from Nepal’s neighbouring countries, development partners and other friendly countries, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Heads of UN Agencies, Presidents of European Commission, World […]
UN Housing Situation Updates
UN Housing Situation Updates July 17, 2015 July 24, 2015 July 31, 2015 August 14, 2015 August 27, 2015 Curated topics from the April 25, 2015, Nepal Earthquake to help inform reconnaissance activities, identify impacted regions, and help document the timeline of earthquake response/recovery. Information on housing impacts from the April 25, 2015, Nepal […]
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Report – 26 August
94 unsafe buildings have been demolished by International Organization for Migration (IOM), including 28 private and 66 public buildings. In addition, a total of 19,740 cubic metres of rubble has been cleared. Since May, 310 people from the local community, including 138 women, have participated in cash-for-work debris management activities. (Full report by IOM) […]
WHE Information on Local Housing Construction
Reports for Nepal: Pillar walaghar (URM infilled RC frame buildings) Traditional oval-shaped rural stone house Uncoarsed rubble stone masonry walls with timber floor and roof Traditional Nawari house in Kathmandu Valley Pillar wala ghar (RC frame with masonry infill); Building typology in Nepal; Reinforced Concrete Buildings WHE Report for Bangladesh: EMSB1- single storied brick masonry […]
Earthquake Summary
Details Source Magnitude (Mw) 5.9 INGV Magnitude (Mw) 6.0 USGS Date and time 20/05/2012 – 02:03:52 (UTC) INGV Epicentral coordinates Lat: 44.89°N – Long: 11.23°E INGV Depth (km) 6.3 INGV Focal mechanism of main shock Reverse fault INGV Sequence of aftershocks (i) 60 hours after the main event, there have been 2 events with […]
Clearinghouse Briefing #2 Report (Monday, August 25, 2014)
Download the report here: Clearinghouse Briefing #2 Summary Slideshow. Below is a list of preliminary report-outs from discipline-based teams that were presented at the Clearinghouse briefing: GeosciencesTeam members: Cooper Brossy, David Trench, and Mike Buga, Fugro Consultants Geotechnical Team Members: Keith Kelson and John Weslily Buildings: Residential, Single FamilyTeam members: Veronica Crothers and Karl Telleen, Maffei Structural […]
Videos of Damage to Housing
Kumamoto Earthquake Reconnaissance Briefing Videos
The videos in the series are: Damage to Highway Bridges, by Denis Istrati, University of Nevada, Reno Ground Motions and Early Warning, by Masumi Yamada, DPRI Kyoto University Soil and Structure Damages under Extreme Ground Motion, by Hiroyuki Goto, DPRI, Kyoto University Societal Impacts: Sheltering & Volunteers, by James Goltz, DPRI, Kyoto University. Kumamoto Earthquake Damage to […]