Cyclone Sidr
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- Created on: 23-04-17 11:00
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- Cyclone Sidr
- Causes
- cat 4 tropical storm made landfall.
- most powerful storm to hit Bangladesh since 1991
- winds of 240 kph generated a 5m storm surge
- bottleneck in land meant that storm surge rose and devastated even more.
- 40 million live in Bangladesh's low lying coastal zone
- one of the poorest countries. avg GDP = $400
- no investment for coastal defences
- Effects
- 4000 people died
- 1.5 mn homes damaged
- total cost = $450 mn
- why "few" people died
- Sidr was tracked and 1mn people were evacuated
- took refuge in 1800 hazard shelters.
- cyclone walls were made with trees.
- took refuge in 1800 hazard shelters.
- Sidr was tracked and 1mn people were evacuated
- Causes
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