Facts - Deadly Disasters Flashcards

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1
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How many casualties - Cyclone Gabrielle

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11 deaths and more than 2000 people injured

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2
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How many houses red stickered

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469

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3
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How much worth of damages

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NZs second-most costliest disaster - estimated to be about 14.5 billion dollars worth of damages

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4
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How much lost on farms

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An estimated 500mil to 1bil dollars were lost on farms due to cyclone Gabrielle

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5
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How much lost in economic output

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400 to 600mil lost in economic output in the first 6 months

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6
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How much silt on Hawkes bay flood plains

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20 million tonnes of silt dumped on Hawkes Bays flood plains

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How much silt everywhere else

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5mil silt dumped on orchards, roads and properties

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8
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Amount of landslides triggered

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At least 140,000 landslides were triggered

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9
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Isolated communities

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400 - 471 soldiers delivered aid

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10
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Tokomaru community

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Were given 100L of water and a tonne of meat

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11
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How many aftershocks for Turkey Stria Earthquake

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As of March 18th, more than 11 thousand aftershocks occurred

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12
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How many people killed in total

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53 thousand deaths and 105 thousand+ injured

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13
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How many buildings damaged Turkey

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270,000 plus

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14
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Economic - Turkey Syria

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Second most costly disaster for both coutries

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15
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Turkey costs

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Residential buildings account for 53%(18 billion)
28% damage for nonresidential
19% related to infrastructure

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16
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Environmental

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Collapsed buildings released mercury, asbestos, lead and thousands of other toxins due to the earthquake

17
Q

Responses to TS earthquake

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Partnered with education programme

18
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Response to TS earthquake 2

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Provided essentials to places who needed them