MITCH AND FLOYD 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyHazardous Environments - Case studyIGCSEEdexcel Created by: charlotte23445Created on: 27-04-14 12:11 When did Hurricane Mitch make landfall? 29 Oct 1 of 20 Which countries did Mitch affect? Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala 2 of 20 MITCH -How much rainfall in just three days? 180 cm 3 of 20 MITCH - Strength of winds 249km/h 4 of 20 MITCH -What category was the hurricane at its highest point? 5 5 of 20 MITCH - How many known to be affected (dead/missing/homeless/evacuated) almost 3 million 6 of 20 MITCH - How many people killed? 20,000 7 of 20 MITCH - How many homeless in Honduras 2 million 8 of 20 MITCH- How did they fund immediate emergency supplies? Emergency aid from multinationally - NGO's and governments 9 of 20 MITCH - Damage cost? $10 billion 10 of 20 MITCH - What long term aid did they receive? From organisations like World Bank, international aid, agencies 11 of 20 MITCH - What repairs did they make? Repairs to schools, homes, infrastructure, clinics - created jobs 12 of 20 FLOYD - When did it make landfall? 16 Sept 13 of 20 FLOYD - In how many states was there flooding? 13 14 of 20 FLOYD - How many people killed? over 70 - highest death toll in the USA since 1972 15 of 20 FLOYD - Highest category? (passing by the Bahamas) 4 16 of 20 FLOYD - Air pressure? 921mbs 17 of 20 FLOYD- How much rain fell between 16 -17 Sept? 50 cm 18 of 20 FLOYD - What caused the extensive flooding? Heavy rainfall + already saturated land from Hurricane Dennis 2 weeks before 19 of 20 What is the difference between hurricanes in HICs and LICs better technology, money and resources means wide spread evacuation, satellite imagery, no need for international aid, temporary accomodation 20 of 20
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