Hurricane Matthew

Question 1

Preparation for earthquakes (warning and evacuation, building design, remote sensing and GIS)

Answer 1

Although civil protection officials took to the streets to warn people, many residents were unaware that Matthew was even approaching the country a day before its expected landfall
1300 shelters with a capacity to hold 390,000 people
Schools closed to act like shelters
340,000 people evacuated into these shelters a day before
More than 18,000 volunteers and members of the Red Cross, community intervention teams, municipal committees, and local emergency services were readied to assist residents

Question 2

Short-term responses and relief (emergency aid, shelter and supplies).

Answer 2

$90.3 million in funding from USAIS for food, shelter, water, sanitation, hygiene, healthcare, road rehabilitation assistance.
Providing cholera/hygiene kits and water cleaning tablets

Question 3

Longer-term planning (risk assessment, hazard mapping and rebuilding programmes)

Answer 3

Build back safer shelter initiatives -durable shelter materials to be able to withstand future storms
School rehabilitation - refurbishing and repairing 50 schools and distributing furniture, supplies and educational materials
Healthcare - supporting health facilities

Question 4

Long term impacts

Answer 4

200,000 homes were damaged
Over 400 schools were damaged
Affected around 130,000 students who need to find a new location for their education
Over 1600 deaths
Damages worth $1.89 billion USD

Question 5

Short term impacts

Answer 5

Crops weee destroyed
Knocked power lines and cell towers
Airports closed and flights were cancelled