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Hurricane Katrina - August 2005
Mostly in New Orleans
Death Toll: 1800
Economic Cost: $100 Billion
Category : 3
Preparation - Able to forecast - leading to 80% evacuation = some couldn't so they went to the Superdome.
Effects - Levees broke, houses destroyed
Response - Superdome peop
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Cyclone Nargis- May 2008
Myanmar - 138000 deaths
$10 bil damage. Majority lost income after rice fields flooded, 75% building collapsed
Many children orphaned
The military didn't want foreign aid to destabilize political oppression. Food supplies were given after a whole week .
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Tohoku Earthquake - Japan
Date - March 2011
Magnitude - 9
Caused aftershocks and tsunami
Death toll primary - 1000 and more
Death toll secondary impacts - over 17000
Primary Impacts - Buildings severely damaged, Electric power and water sewage system disrupted, Liquefaction
Second
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Response to Japan
Advanced warnings gave time for evac. Pacific Tsunami Warning centre warned coastal communities. Gov requested international aid. Rescue efforts delayed to disruption of fo roads and communication. Power supply to longer to bring online - economy went dow
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Haiti Earthquake - January 2010
Mag - 7
Primary impacts -316000 deaths, 1.5 mil homeless
Eight hospitals collapsed, 5000 schools damaged, 196 mil cubic metres of rubble and debris. 4000 inmates escaped, Port damaged = hindered emergency efforts and supply of aid
Secondary impacts - Chol
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Response and Management of Haiti
Poorest country - unprepared
International aid flow in. Food medical supplies brought from the USA. American engineers cleared the port so ships give aid. UN and US troops provided security to maintain law and order. UK's Disasters Emergency committee rai
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Myanmar - 138000 deaths
$10 bil damage. Majority lost income after rice fields flooded, 75% building collapsed
Many children orphaned
The military didn't want foreign aid to destabilize political oppression. Food supplies were given after a whole week .

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Tohoku Earthquake - Japan

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