Tropical Revolving storms-Nargis
- Created by: EllaMcNicholl14
- Created on: 30-05-17 19:43
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Key facts:
-storm formed in Bay of Begal-April
-28th April, strengthened to a cyclone
-approached coast-strengthened to category 4
-May 2nd-hit coast of Burma, wind speeds 215 km/h
-storm surge of 5m
-weakened as it moved inland, downgraded to storm
Social impacts:
-140,000 killed
-450,000 houses destroyed 350,000 damaged
-75% of health facilities destroyed/damaged
-people suffered from disease caused by poor sanitary conditions and contaminated water
-people suffered many mental health problems-30% of people treated by an aid agency had mental health problems
Environmental impacts
-38,000 hectares of mangrove…
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