Hurricane Matthew: 2016 Category 5

Question 1

Background of Haiti:

Answer 1

GDP per capita in Haiti is $730
Compared to $39,500 in Florida

Question 2

Preparation:

Answer 2

Haiti:
- Evacuations only ordered for high risk areas.
- Not given too much warning, still recovering from 2010 earthquake.

Florida:
- Mass evacuation, residents stocked up on water and petrol. Shutters to houses.

Question 3

Damage to infrastructure:

Answer 3

80% of buildings in jeremie were destroyed
- 30,000 homes destroyed in Sud province

Florida:
292,000 people affected by power cuts

$7.5 billion insured losses

$1.89 billion damage.

Question 4

Primary impacts:

Answer 4

550 deaths in haiti

12 deaths in florida

2 million affected.

Question 5

Secondary affects:

Answer 5

Food crisis due to crops being destroyed

UN brought cholera which killed around 30 people

All these facts are on haiti

Question 6

Responses: haiti

Answer 6

Response kits delivered to 2800+ homes

Un developed cash for work programme.