Representations of disaster victimhood: Framing suffering and loss after the 1934 Bihar-Nepal earthquake

Fatality rates of the Mw ~8.2, 1934, Bihar–Nepal earthquake and comparison with the April 2015 Gorkha earthquake

Large Himalayan earthquakes expose rapidly growing populations of millions of people to high levels of seismic hazards, in particular in northeast India and Nepal. Calibrating vulnerability models specific to this region of the world is therefore crucial to the development of reliable mitigation measures. Here, we reevaluate the >15,700 casualties (8500 in Nepal and 7200 in India) from the Mw ~...

Tropical disease after earthquake: 2015 Nepal earthquake

The earthquake is usually a big disaster that causes several death and mortalities. Post earthquake crisis is an important situation for management. The recent 2015 Nepal earthquake is one of the most destructive earthquakes in history. In post earthquake crisis, lack of facilities, destroyed of infrastructures and limitation of transportation can be expected. This can superimpose the situation...

Risk of infection after the Nepal earthquake.

In Nepal, earthquakes on April 25 and May 12, 2015 greatly damaged provision of health-care services. A May 26 WHO report about Nepal’s post-earthquake situation said that the devastating earthquakes have aff ected 4·2 million people, killing 8659 and causing injury to a further 21 925. The quakes have also damaged nearly 1085 health-care facilities across the country. In the aftermath of the e...

Veterinary relief after Nepal earthquake.

Diseases in Disaster: Post-Earthquake Dermatoses, Nepal 2015.

Nepal experienced a devastating earthquake measuring 7.8 Richter scale on 25th April 2015. Although the heightened effects were secondary to trauma, the indirect effects were also of prime importance. We came across different dermatoses, directly or indirectly secondary to earthquake. We here present an audit of the cutaneous effects following four months of the major shock presenting to a tert...