Case Study 7: ➕low-Pressure/Depression: Cyclone Nargis 2008

Question 1

When did it happen

Answer 1

May 2008

Question 2

What was that strength

Answer 2

Category for

Question 3

Which countries did it affect

Answer 3

Bangladesh, Myanmar, India

Question 4

Death rates

Answer 4

130,000 deaths (most people died due to the drowning from the storm surge which cause the coast always to rise up to 11 m in parts flooding large areas of heavily populated land)

Question 5

Homes

Answer 5

800,000 homes damaged and many survivors displaced

Question 6

The populations health

Answer 6

Around 65% of population reported health problems in June with conditions such as diarrhoea and fever. Diarrhoea was caused by drinking water being contaminated by sewage

Question 7

The health centres

Answer 7

Three quarters of health centres were damaged by the storm so families had no access to immunisation

Question 8

Environmental impact

Answer 8

Land flooded and rice crops destroyed leaving survivors short of food
Coastal flooding caused large areas of farmland to be covered by salt

Question 9

Economic impact

Answer 9

• $10 billion worth of damage
• farmers lost yields of crops
• rescue attempts were hindered by refusal of Burma is government to except aid initially

Question 10

What Is this case study about?

Answer 10

Looks at the impact of severe low pressure system (a hurricane last cyclone) on an LED C and the impact it had on people