Background
On Saturday 25 April 2015, an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale was recorded in Nepal, 80 km to the NorthWest of Kathmandu and 68 km east of Pokhara. A second earthquake registering 7.3 magnitude was recorded southeast of Kodari (Sindhupalchowk District), 76 km northeast of Kathmandu, on Tuesday 12 May – an area already affected by the 25 April earthquake.
The Government of Nepal declared a state of emergency in the country and designated the following 14 districts as the most affected: Gorkha, Kavrepalanchok, Dhading, Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Sindupalchok, Dolakha, Ramechhap, Okhaldunga, Makwanpur, Sindhuli, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur.
According to the Government of Nepal, close to 9,000 fatalities resulted from the 25 April and 12 May 2015 earthquakes that destroyed 602,592 and damaged 284,482 houses.
The Logistics Cluster has been activated to support the humanitarian community in their efforts to deliver life-saving relief items across affected areas in Nepal.