Hurricane Sandy Flashcards
1
Q
When did Hurricane Sandy make landfall
A
22 October 2012 – 2 November 2012
2
Q
Social Impacts
A
285 total Fatalities and damaged 200,000 homes
3
Q
How many people were evacuated
A
40,000
4
Q
Economic Impacts
A
$50 billion in damages across the storm’s path and $19 billion damages in NY
5
Q
How many states were affected
A
24 states
6
Q
How many where evacuated from their homes in New York and Washington?
A
370,000
7
Q
Short term responses
A
Opened shelters Meals and emergency response vehicles Fixed feeding sites 300 feeding trucks 1.7M meals provided
8
Q
How many houses had been rebuilt 2 years later
A
157 and 727 under construction
9
Q
Long term responses
A
The senate passed a 50.5 billion dollar relief bill
Recommendations for future destructive hurricanes were also given by FEMA and the hurricane sandy rebuilding taskforce.
