tropical storm case study

Question 1

IDAI primary effects

Answer 1

• 1,300 killed and 3,000,000 left homeless
• flash flooding in chimanimani and chipinge districts destroyed 600 houses
• all of 17 hospitals and health centres damaged
• heavy rain flooded agricultural fields in Malawi
• roads became impassible, with 90% of Beira destroyed

Question 2

IDAI immediate responses

Answer 2

• UK government provided £18m of food, water and shelter
• WHO provided 900,000 vaccines for cholera and anti mosquito nets for Malaria