Nepal Earthquake Disaster Response

Nepal Earthquake 2015 is one of the greatest earthquakes that has hit the country in more than eighty years, in the country’s history. The earthquake hit the country on the 25th of April 2015, and it’s now four days after the earthquake. News emanating from sources on the ground indicates that an official death toll is now more than 4,000 people and that search and rescue operations are still ongoing (Fuller & Barry, 2015)

(Fuller & Barry, 2015). Therefore, a priority of the response activities would be search and rescue aimed at finding any live humans trapped by the fallen structures. Additionally, maintaining the already rescued people would come as a priority since there is a great need for food, shelter and medical attention. Our mission to Nepal, therefore, would prioritize saving and maintaining more lives.

Reference

Fuller, T., & Barry, E. (2015, April 27). Nepal villages cut off by earthquake wait for aid as death toll passes 4,000. The New York Times, April 27, 2015.