Flooding in an LEDC 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesASAQA Created by: 104608Created on: 14-05-16 12:46 What's the case study? Mozambique 1 of 6 What year did it take place? 2000 2 of 6 What were the physical causes? High rain fall. Hurricane with torrential rain. Drainage basin was very large and both major rivers reached peak discharge. 3 of 6 How much rain fell? 1163mm 4 of 6 What were the human causes? Surrounding grass lands destroyed. Marshes drained for farming. Urbanisation, impermeable surfaces. 5 of 6 What were the short term immediate impacts? 150 people killed. 220,000 moved from their homes. 600+ schools destructed or closed. 6 of 6
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