Mt Pinatubo

?
Date of eruption?
June 1991
1 of 19
Location?
Philippines
2 of 19
Who was the evacuation of the Clark Air Force Base ordered by?
USGS
3 of 19
When was the evacuation?
48 hours before first eruption
4 of 19
How far away were communities covered in grey ash?
50 miles
5 of 19
Outputs?
pyroclastic flows in all directions
6 of 19
Death toll?
847
7 of 19
How many people died from original eruption?
50
8 of 19
How many people lost their jobs?
650,000
9 of 19
How many people lost their homes?
1.2 million
10 of 19
What was the impact of earthquake activity?
Many buildings colapsed
11 of 19
Impact of Typhoon Yunga?
heavy rainful, raining mud, causing buildings to collapse, caused ash to flow as lahars
12 of 19
What would have made the impact much worse?
Without the Clark Air Force Base (USGS monitoring)
13 of 19
How many people evacuated due to accurate prediction?
75,000
14 of 19
What did the USA air force helicopters help with?
evacuation
15 of 19
What did the Govt. provide?
shelters
16 of 19
Who organised long and short term aid?
Red Cross
17 of 19
How successful was the management?
relative outcome due to US base - however the typhoon worsened impacts
18 of 19
Cost of damages?
$700 million worth of damages - huge burden
19 of 19

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

Location?

Back

Philippines

Card 3

Front

Who was the evacuation of the Clark Air Force Base ordered by?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

When was the evacuation?

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

How far away were communities covered in grey ash?

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
View more cards

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Geography resources:

See all Geography resources »See all Plate tectonics resources »