Buildings damaged, Cost, Deaths BCD Flashcards

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DBCD for hurricane Katrina

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29th August 2005
80% of New Orleans flooded
$150 billion
1 836 dead

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DBCD UK winter storms 2013-14

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mid-December to mid February
6000 properties flooded
Cost the country $1 billion
2 dead

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Cyclone Nargis

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2nd May 2008
75% buildings destroyed, 95% of buildings were destroyed on the delta
$10 billion
138 000 killed

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Japan 2011 Tsunami

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11th March 2011
46 000 buildings destroyed
$300 billion
16 000 dead

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