Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT) Summary by Tracy Becker and Laura Whitehurst.
Links to Media Resources
The Ministry of Education has stressed the need for code-based structural safety assessments of schools buildings, concerned that some schools have re-started classes without the proper checks.
http://www.myrepublica.com/society/item/22195-moe-orders-safety-assessment-of-school-buildings.html
For those schools that have been deemed unsafe, temporary classrooms have been setup, however, these classrooms are especially vulnerable to monsoon rain.
http://www.myrepublica.com/society/item/22188-danger-looms-as-classes-resume-in-quake-damaged-schools.html
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 school buildings, especially those retrofitted or involved in mitigation programs pre-quake, from the April 25, 2015, Nepal Earthquake.
