Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake
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Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake
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What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake, a docuseries about the catastrophic 2015 earthquake that struck Nepal, may be difficult for younger or more sensitive viewers to watch. It features conversations and video footage about the devastation, and difficult scenes show people screaming, crying, trapped, and injured. Conversations about the dead are frequent, but corpses are covered. Cursing ("s--t," "f--k") is audible. The cultural misunderstandings that took place between locals and tourists is also a theme.
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What's the Story?
AFTERSHOCK: EVEREST AND THE NEPAL EARTHQUAKE is a three-part docuseries about the devastation caused by the 2015 earthquake that struck Nepal. Focusing specifically on three of the most well-known Himalayan locations affected, including the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu, Everest, and the Langtang Valley, it offers firsthand accounts from climbers, tourists, and locals about what being caught in the 7.8-magnitude quake was like. Personal videos and photographs taken by survivors at each location plus archive news footage document the horrific aftermath, including the total destruction of buildings and the elimination of entire villages that caused 9,000 deaths and injured approximately 21,000 people. Conversations with, and video footage of, disaster responders also reveal the unique challenges they faced when pulling together rescue missions, and what they did to try to help as many people as possible.
Is It Any Good?
The harrowing and heartbreaking docuseries features survivors sharing their stories about the massive Gurkha earthquake, which struck on April 25, 2015. Part of the series examines what happened on Everest, which was full of climbing teams, and what people had to do to keep themselves and others alive after tremor-triggered avalanches destroyed base camps and cut them off from the world. It also offers some insight into how unprepared Nepal was to handle such a catastrophe, thanks to the number of poorly constructed buildings and other structures that couldn't withstand an earthquake of that magnitude. Meanwhile, it highlights some of the alleged cultural misunderstandings between the local and foreign survivors, and hints at tensions between the Nepalese government and foreign disaster relief groups. But what Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake also does is shine a light on people who, in the most dire of circumstances, did everything they could to help. It's not an easy watch, but the overall series offers a very human account of one of the most disastrous events in Nepal's history.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about earthquakes. How do they happen? Can we predict them before they do? What are some of the ways we can prepare for them?
Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake shows the different ways people understood and coped with the crisis after it happened. What motivates some people to work together and help each other, and others to worry only about their own interests and survival?
TV Details
- Premiere date: October 6, 2022
- Network: Netflix
- Genre: Reality TV
- Topics: Great Boy Role Models, Great Girl Role Models
- Character Strengths: Communication, Compassion, Courage, Perseverance, Teamwork
- TV rating: TV-MA
- Last updated: October 11, 2022
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