hurricane mitch- nicaragua Flashcards
1
Q
date
A
1998
2
Q
countries
A
Nicaragua and Honduras
3
Q
people killed
A
10 000
4
Q
animals killed
A
over 50 000 in Nicaragua
5
Q
roads damaged
A
70%
6
Q
% of crops destroyed
A
70%
7
Q
number of health centres damaged or destroyed
A
207
8
Q
effects on development (Nicaragua)
A
less exports of rice and corn- crop yield low
education of children suffered- 8% more children worked
GDP growth rate was slowed to 4%
9
Q
cost of hurricane (Nicaragua)
A
$1.2 billion
