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6. Where did Cyclone Nargis form?

  • Bay of Bengal
  • Irrawaddy Delta

7. When did it actually hit?

  • Febuary 23rd
  • June 15th
  • April 2nd
  • December 28th

8. When did the government accept foreign aid

  • 9th May
  • 15th April
  • 12th June

9. What was the total cost of the cyclone?

  • $4 billion
  • $7.6 billion
  • $10 billion
  • $5.5 billion

10. When did Indian weather agencies tell the Burmese government that a cyclone would hit?

  • a day before
  • 48 hours before
  • a week before

11. What happened to it when it moved inland?

  • It stayed at a catagory 4
  • It weakened and was downgraded to a storm
  • It strengthened to a catagory 5 storm

12. How many schools were destroyed?

  • 500
  • 4000
  • 8000
  • 10000

13. How many homes were destroyed?

  • 450,000
  • 100,000
  • 350,000
  • 600,000

14. When did the Burmese government allow aid workers to enter the country?

  • 23rd May
  • 12th April
  • 1st June

15. As it approaced Myanmar what catagory on the Saffir-Simpson Scale was it

  • Catagory 2
  • Caragory 4
  • Catagory1
  • Catagory 5

16. How many homes were damaged?

  • 50,000
  • 350,000
  • 450,000

17. Wind speeds were in excess of...

  • 150 Km/h
  • 215 Km/h
  • 300 Km/h
  • 285Km/hr

18. When did it form?

  • December 2007
  • Febuary 2004
  • April 2008
  • June 2005

19. The military siezed two ships carrying what?

  • High energy biscuits
  • Medical Supplies
  • Shelter

20. How much land was flooded?

  • 14,000 Km2
  • 53,000 Km2
  • 300,000 Km2