Hurricane Matthew, Haiti 2016 (LIC/Multi-hazardous Environment)

Question 1

Home many homes were destroyed?

Answer 1

-200,000 in Haiti, leaving 1.4 million in need of humanitarian aid

Question 2

What was the economic damage

Answer 2

$US 2.8 billion

Question 3

What rating was the hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale?

Answer 3

Category 4

Question 4

social impacts (5)

Answer 4

-580 deaths
-200,000 homes destroyed
-1.4m needed humanitarian aid
-Power lines, communication, infrastructure destroyed
-cholera outbreak

Question 5

Environmental impacts (4)

Answer 5

-Storm knocked down 90% coconut trees
-Entire coffee and cocoa plantations destroyed
-Most of the regions crops destroyed
-350,000 animals killed

Question 6

Short term responses (3)

Answer 6

-UN forces immediately dispatched their own aid and peacekeeping forces
-Humanitarian agencies sent around 400 operations throughout Haiti to provide relief
-World Food programme provided 3410 tonnes of food

Question 7

Long term responses

Answer 7

UN launched for appeal for nearly $120 million in aid
Countries throughout world provided money, supplies and support
High levels of corruption, still not paid