Cyclone Nargis 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyNatural hazardsGCSEOCR Created by: katie641Created on: 06-03-16 19:44 Locate Myanmar East of India, west of China, Thailand and Laos 1 of 15 When and where did the cyclone form? 27th April 2008 over the Bay of Bengal 2 of 15 When did the cyclone hit Myanmar? 2nd May 2008 3 of 15 What effect did the storm suffer from? Carliolis 4 of 15 What was the death toll? 138 000 5 of 15 What percentage of houses were destroyed? 95% 6 of 15 What was the cost of damage? $10 billion 7 of 15 How many people went missing? 50 000 8 of 15 How far inland did the floodwaters from the storm surges go? 40-50km 9 of 15 Who refused aid? The military government 10 of 15 How many days after the cyclone did the government ask the UN for help? 6 11 of 15 When did the government allow basic aid into the country? 9th May 2008 12 of 15 When were foreign aid workers allowed to enter Myanmar? 3 weeks after the cyclone 13 of 15 What made the impacts of the cyclone worse? The government ignored the warnings 14 of 15 What natural flood defense was destroyed which would have reduced the impacts? Mangrove forests 15 of 15
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