burma

Question 1

Where and when

Answer 1

Burma/Myanmar and may 2008

Question 2

Cause and characteristics

Answer 2

-formed by low pressure system in the bay of Bengal in late April and was declared as a depression soon after

-Category 4 storm
-217km/hr

Question 3

primary impacts

Answer 3

-10 billion in damage
-Death toll of at least 138,000

Question 4

Secondary impacts

Answer 4

-rice fields /food supply was destroyed meaning many people starved
-lack of sanitation meant disease spread quickly
-over a million became homeless overnight

Question 5

Short term response

Answer 5

terrible
-the government in fear of invasion prevented foreign aid
-it took one week for food and medicine aid to be delivered
-made harder by lack of road / plane access
however western media may be wrong as it is thought some aid was still allowed in that week from other asian countries

Question 6

Long term response

Answer 6

-mostly came through international aid e.g USA+Red cross giving 40 million