Cyclone Idai Case Study

Question 1

Category

Answer 1

Category 2

Question 2

Landfall Date

Answer 2

14-15 march 2019

Question 3

Wind Speeds

Answer 3

Winds up to 195km/h

Question 4

Affected areas

Answer 4

Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi

Question 5

Storm Surge Height

Answer 5

4m storm surges

Question 6

Casualties

Answer 6

~1300 deaths

Question 7

% of Beira destroyed

Answer 7

90% of beira was destroyed

Question 8

Crops destroyed

Answer 8

700,000 hectares of crops lost

Question 9

Cholera outbreak - Cases

Answer 9

> 4000 cases of cholera in Beira

Question 10

International Aid

Answer 10

UK Provided £18 million, evacuation centres set up

Question 11

Lowest Pressure

Answer 11

940mb

Question 12

Cholera vaccinations provided by the world health organization

Answer 12

900,000

Question 13

WASH meaning

Answer 13

WAter Sanitation and Hygiene

Question 14

Houses destroyed by flash flooding in Zimbabwe

Answer 14

600