LEDC Tropical Storm Flashcards
1
Q
Name
A
Cylcone Nargis
2
Q
Location
A
Irrawaddy Delta in Burma/ Myannmar
3
Q
Deaths
A
140,000
4
Q
Homes destroyed
A
450,000
5
Q
Schools destroyed
A
1700
6
Q
% of food stores destroyed
A
40
7
Q
Homeless
A
3 million
8
Q
Over 70% of households didn’t have access to what? What did this cause?
A
Clean Water
Diseases
9
Q
Shortage of…
A
Food
10
Q
Top windspeed
A
135mph
11
Q
Height of storm surge
A
7.6m
12
Q
Cost of damage
A
$10 billion
13
Q
Date
A
2nd May 2008
14
Q
Why were the impacts greater in this storm?
A
Many depend on farming in Burma and crops were destroyed
The military government refused aid because they thought they could cope
No warning or evacuation
