Nepal Earthquake 2015

08/05/2015 15/10/2015

Sites

3
  • Chautara
  • Deurali
  • Charikot

Equipment deployed

3
  • Nomadic Power
  • C/Ku-band Flyaway Antenna Systems
  • C-band Antenna System

Facts

emergency.lu provided vital connectivity services following the disastrous earthquake in Nepal that damaged the country’s telecommunications infrastructure in the most severely affected region, between Katmandu and Pokhara.

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which hit on 25 April 2015, and its aftershocks claimed more than 5,500 lives and required intense rescue efforts. Communication services offered by emergency.lu provided connectivity to humanitarian responders in Nepal and were deployed in close collaboration with the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) led by the World Food Programme.

One rapid deployment kit was on the ground and operational from the start, followed by two additional kits which were redirected to Nepal from Vanuatu.

emergency.lu partner SES offered free satellite capacity to NetHope in support of the Nepal emergency.

Staff deployed

5
Gilles Hoffmann
Bram Krieps
Portrait of Andre Houllard Andre Houllard
Portrait of Andrea Nicoletti Andrea Nicoletti
Portrait of Yves Legil Yves Legil

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