Cyclone Nargis Flashcards
1
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Impacts
A
Irrwaddy delta worst hit
Populated part of country
Burmas worst natural disaster
2
Q
Social impacts
A
140,000 killed 95% houses destroyed 4000 schools damaged 75% health facilities destroyed Mental health problems 30% treated by one aid agency had mental health problems
3
Q
Economic impacts
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600,000 ha agricultural land damaged Crops lost 200,000 farm animals killed 40% food stores destroyed Economic losses - $10 b
4
Q
Environmental impacts
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38,000 mangrove forests destroyed
Protect coast from flooding and loads chopped down before
Reduced natural protection
5
Q
Management
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Lack of info
No hurricane monitoring centre
Indian weather agencies warned 48 hrs before
No emergency plans in place
6
Q
Short term responses
A
Long time to arrive
1962 ruled by military junta - limited contact with countries outside world
Refused to accept scale of problem + allow no aid teams to enter
9 May accepted donations BUT wouldn’t let in aid workers
Thailand sent in 22 tonnes of tents
All air workers allowed in 23 may - 3 weeks after disaster
7
Q
Long term responses
A
Improvements slow Total destruction Fields of crops ruined Rely on international aid Fewer than 20,000 homes rebuilt and 0.5m still living in temporary shelters Gov criticised heavily
8
Q
Characteristics
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Struck Myanmar in Burma Poor country SE Asia May 2nd 2008 Low lying S coastline of Irrwaddy Delta Bay of Bengal Headed towards Bangladesh Subsidence of drier weaker air disorganised = veered N to E Category 4 215km/hr winds
