Case Study Idai

Question 1

When was Cyclone Idai

Answer 1

14th March -> 21st March

Question 2

Death caused by Cyclone Idai

Answer 2

1,000 killed

Question 3

Number of those displaced by Cyclone Idai

Answer 3

400,000 homeless/displaced

Question 4

What did Cyclone Idai cause

Answer 4

Extreme flooding
5,800 cases of cholera
10,600+ cases of malaria

Question 5

What magnitude was Cyclone Idai

Answer 5

4 at landfall

Question 6

What was Cyclone Idai?

Answer 6

Deadliest tropical cyclone in the south-west Indian Ocean

Question 7

How much monetary damage did Cyclone Idai cause

Answer 7

$3.3 Billion
LIC’s = hard to respond

Question 8

Physical Aspects of Cyclone Idai

Answer 8

177km/h winds
6 meter high storm surges
Floods covered 3,000 sq/km
90% of Beira destroyed

Question 9

Cyclone Hazard Risk

Answer 9

Nature of the storm - magnitude, location, frequency
Population Density - Urbanisation
Climate Change - warmer longer

Question 10

Cyclone Vulnerability

Answer 10

Building Structure
Cyclone Shelters
Emergency Services
Appraisial action