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Description
Mind Map by FoxCaldwell, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by FoxCaldwell
over 9 years ago
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Cyclone Nargis 2008
- Background
- Storm formed in Bay of Bengal late April
- 28th April = Cyclone
- Cat 4 as approached Burma
coast
- Cat 4 as approached Burma
coast
- 28th April = Cyclone
- May 2nd - hit Burma 215km/h
- Storm Surge 5m
- Storm Surge 5m
- Moved inland & weakened, downgraded to storm - May 3rd
- Storm formed in Bay of Bengal late April
- Impacts
- Social
- 140,000 dead
- 800,000 homes affected
- 4000 schools gone
- 75% health places gone
- 2.5mill homeless
- Diseases
- Diseases
- 43% f/water
ponds now salty
- 70% w/o clean
water
- Mental
health
problems
- 2.5mill homeless
- 75% health places gone
- 800,000 homes affected
- 140,000 dead
- Economic
- $4 bill
- 600,000 hectares
land gone
- 40% food stores gone
- 200,000 farm animals killed
- $4 bill
- Enviro
- 38,000 hectare
mangrove forests
gone
- Flooding =
salinisation &
erosion
- 38,000 hectare
mangrove forests
gone
- Social
- Preparation
- No emergency plans
- No evacuation
- No early
warning
systems
- No evacuation
- No monitoring centre
- Weather forecasts
didn't know
severity
- Weather forecasts
didn't know
severity
- Indian agencies
warned 48 hours
before
- No emergency plans
- Responses
- Initially
refused
foreign
aid
- 9th May - accept
supplies but no
workers allowed
- Some aid seized by military
- Some aid seized by military
- Too late!
- UN, Italy & charities sent aid
- Aid workers allowed in 3 weeks later
- French navy ship
refused entry (war) -
1500 tonnes supplies
- Initially
refused
foreign
aid
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