Cyclone Winston CS Flashcards
location
fiji = archipeligo of 300 islands in the south pacific. 2000km from new zelands north island.
date
February 2016
development
ranked 90th in the world
what catagory on the saffir- sipson scale?
cat 5
wind speeds
reached over 230km/h (cat 4)
cause
small tropical storm east of fiji. moved south east. then north east and strengthened over warm seas. it then did a u turn and headed west, straight for fiji.
characteristics of the storm
strong winds, flooding, storm surges = lots of damage.
how mean deaths?
44
percentage of pop affected
40%
number displaced
40,000
what was the name of the village where all buildings were destroyed?
Kade Village
cost of tot damage
1.4 billion
percentage of pop that lost power
80%
how long was the country declared in a state of emergency?
2 months
how may days was the airport closed?
2 days