Hurricane Mitch - Case Study
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- Created on: 04-04-14 13:39
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- Hurricane Mitch
- Western Caribbean Coastline
- 29th October - November 3rd 1998
- Nearly 11,000 deaths
- Estimated Cost of $5billion
- Evacuation in Honduras and the western coastline
- The Bay Islands prepared all navel and air resources
- Was the deadliest Alantic hurricane since 1780
- Nearly 900mm of rain fell
- Waves up to 6.7m high hit the coast
- Extreme flooding killed over 6500 and left thousands missing
- 70%-80% of transport was wiped out
- 25 small villiages were completely destroyed
- Trees and crops were destroyed leaving mountains at risk of mudslides
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