INTRODUCTION
This rapid assessment report presents a summary of key findings and priority reported needs in Solokhumbu district, Nepal, based on primary data collected from key informants on 14 May, in the direct aftermath of the second earthquake.
CONTEXT
Amid ongoing recovery efforts following the earthquake of 25 April 2015, Nepal was struck by a second earthquake on 12 May, with a magnitude of 7.4.
The epicentre of the second earthquake was located further east than the first, close to the border between the districts of Sindupalchok and Dolakha, 41km from Solokhumbu’s western border. The second round of tremors caused further, both in areas that had already been affected, and causing new devastation in areas which had previously which had experienced only limited damage, such as Solokhumbu, where no comprehensive assessments had previously been carried out.