Case study for coastal flooding in an MEDC

Question 1

What is an example of a coastal flood within an MEDC and when did it occur?

Answer 1

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, 23rd August 2005

Question 2

What were the impacts of the flood?

Answer 2

• 1,200 people drowned in the floods
• 1,800 deaths
• 380,000 injured
• 500,000 buildings were destroyed
• 230,000 jobs were lost
• 1 million made homeless
• 3 million without electricity

Question 3

What aid was given at the time?

Answer 3

• India sent in Tarps, blankets and hyginene kits

- New Orleans coast guard rescued more than 33,000 stranded people

Question 4

What were the responses to the flood?

Answer 4

-220 miles of floodwalls and levees were strengthened/replaced, the congress authorised $63 billion for aid, $1.3 billion for hurricane and related broadcasting stations, as well as 10,000 homes being used for the use of displaced families