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13 Cards in this Set
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Date? |
2nd May 2008 |
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Killed? |
Over 140,000 |
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Place? |
Myanmar - Irrawaddy Delta |
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Cost Of Damage? |
Around $4 Billion |
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Houses Destroyed? |
450,000 |
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Schools Destroyed? |
1,700 |
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Effect On Food Availability? (3) |
200,000 farm animals killed - crops were lost - over 40% of food stores destroyed. |
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Primary Effect? |
Coastal habitats such as mangrove swamps were damaged. |
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Homeless? |
2-3 million. |
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Secondary Effects? (2) |
Millions of people lost their livelihoods - over 70% of households didn't have access to clean water. |
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Warnings? (4) |
Indian and Thai weather agencies warned the government that Nargis was likely to hit the country - they reported that there was little risk - no evacuation took place - increasing death toll. |
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AID? (3) |
Myanmar's Government refused foreign aid initially - they were only allowed in 3 weeks after the disaster - this increased death toll as aid was too late. |
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Reduced Impacts? (3) |
When aid was eventually accepted India sent in 32 tonnes of it - this includes tents, blankets and medicine - this reduced the death toll. |
