Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT) Summary by Tracy Becker and Laura Whitehurst.
Social Media Posts
Posts on school retrofitted that survived the earthquake:
Facebook posts on school retrofit program in Nepal:
Tweets and photos of severely damaged or collapsed schools:
Tweets on number of damaged schools and those affected (some with photos):
Tweet on closure of schools: https://twitter.com/oneindiastudy/status/595196252754616320
Facebook post about “temporary learning centers” being established: https://www.facebook.com/130929626928055/photos/a.145473118807039.17988.130929626928055/973872495967093/?type=1
Facebook post on effect on teachers: https://www.facebook.com/SEEDS.IND/photos/a.172904046211351.1073741828.172309569604132/444305115737908/?type=1
Facebook post on school’s reaction to M7.3 aftershock on May 12: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1014409905260588&set=a.151787851522802.29314.100000747634001&type=1&theater
Tweet and photo of people taking shelter in a school in Kathmandu: https://twitter.com/vicenews/status/592759405130702850/photo/1
Post on a school being used as a field hospital: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.969885489699127.1073742005.130929626928055&type=1
Post from Scottish charity that works in Nepalese schools in small farming villages: https://www.facebook.com/NepalSchoolsTrust/posts/788662151202185
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.
