hurricane sandy Flashcards
when was hurricane sandy
29 october 2012
where did the hurricane hit usa
new jersey
which countries did hurricane go over and where did it start
carabean sea - jamaica haiti cuba bahamas
how was storm fuelled
formed with weather system fuelled by contasting temperatures
how fast were the winds
100mph
how much higher were water levels
9m
what resulted from higher water levels
strom surges and flooding
how did power lines breaking affect response
unable to communicate response and didnt know which areas were at need most
what percentage of jamaica has no electricity
70%
how many homeless in haiti
200,000
how many overall deaths
233
how were houses destroyed
by flooding and high winds
how was transport disrupted
3 things
road blockages
too windy to fly = airport closed
subways and streets flooded
what affect did this have on politics
interupted political campaigns
boosted obama stock as he responded well to disaster
how expensive was the damage
75 billion
did mental health increase or decrease
increase
what happened to new york stock exchange
it closed = further decline in economy
how did schools respond to warnings
closed
what did people do when they heard warning
stocked up on provisions
how were houses adapted
rooves reinforced
what did power companies to
=
employed more poeple so that electricty lines could be fixed quicker
how did they help people who had lost their homes short term
opened hurricane centre
how was cuba helped
food sent to 500,00 in cuba
what did us army help to do
evacuate areas that were flood risk
how were laws changed after event
stricter building regs
how were houses built back
built back better
how many people without power
8 million in usa
how much of atlantic city board walk washed away
1.5km
where was there flooding in usa
Lower manhattan
how many flights cnaccled in 4 days
20,000 comercial flights
how mnay forced to evacuate
1 million
how mnay homes destroyed in long island bc of storm surge
100,000 due to 3m storm surge
how much were repair costs of south ferry subway station
600 milllion
how mnay fires occureed in new york
23 fires = 80 homes destroyed
how many people rehomed
40,000
how much planned to be spent on new york flood defense
420 billion
how many applied for the build back better program
24000
how much money spent protecting subways in manhattan
9 billion
whats the scheme being done in manahttan to protect subways
steel gates at entrances to stop water entering
how many evac centres new york
70
how much did NBC raise
23 miilion
how big was emergency releif package
60 billion
how many died in cuba
11
how many died in usa
131
how much was damage in cuba
80 million
