Hurricane Sandy Flashcards
When?
October 22nd 2012
Timeline
22nd: Low pressure
South of Kingston, Jamaica
Slow
24th: Eye developed
Moving northwards
diameter of 1100
29th:Reached New YorkSocial affects
Haiti: 1/2 million at risk of food shortage. 54 died. Sleeping in streets.
Cuba: 11 died. 15000 homes destroyed. No Power
USA: 30 died. 1m forced to evacuate. In New England 30000 no power.
How many people where forced to evacuate?
40,000
How long was the New York stock exchange closed for?
2 days
How much was the cost of the damage in the US?
$63M
How many states where affected?
16 states with 8.1m buildings with no power
How much did the Haiti government need to replace food loss?
£24M
How many fires in Queens where there?
23 fires
How many where evacuated from their homes in New York and Washington?
370,000
Mitigation
Windows boarded up
Websites on how to prepare
FEMA boosted response
Hurricane Katrina
Short term responses Red Cross
Opened shelters Meals and emergency response vehicles Fixed feeding sites 300 feeding trucks 1.7M meals provided
Short term responses Direct Relief
Spent $2.2M on 89 emergency deliveries of medicine and 25 safety-net health centres
1500 personal care packs
Antibiotics, Vaccines and chronic care
How much media coverage did the US receive compared to the other affected countries?
89.4% compared to the Caribbean with 6.78%
How many where homeless 6 years later
14000
