hurricane sandy 2012 (trop storm in HIC)

Question 1

date

Answer 1

made landfall with USA on 29th October 2012 after damaging Caribbean

Question 2

what areas were affected?

Answer 2

• New Jersey
• New York

(24 states in total)

Question 3

primary effects

Answer 3

• worst rainfall in century brought widespread flooding
• 111 people killed
• 1.8 million without electricity
• $60 billion in damage was done

Question 4

secondary effects

Answer 4

• $18 billion financial losses from closure of businesses.
• all 3 of NY’s airports immediately closed.
• lack of power followed by snow and cold weather to people freezing
• NY marathon cancelled

Question 5

short term responses

Answer 5

• Red Cross sheltered 11,000 people
• empty hotels and apartments used to shelter homeless
• American supplied $3.5 million in medical supplies to affected areas
• Red Cross deployed 17 million meals and snacks

Question 6

long term responses

Answer 6

• long term planning out in place for future events
• rental assistance fund for those survivors who have lost uninsured homes and can’t afford to leave emergency accommodation
• new stricter building codes enforced for coastal properties.