Cyclone Bohla

• How many people died?

  500,000
• What percentage of the homes in the area were destroyed?

  85%
• What percentage of the regions fishing industry was destroyed?

  65%
• How many dollars was the damage?

  $ 490 million
• How many fishermen perished in the tropical storm?

  46,000
• In the 20th century how many of the 9 most deadly weather events were tropical storms?

  7
• The Pakistani national government was criticised for what ?

  Their slow response
• What effect did the slow response have on the politics?

  a landslide victory for the other party which triggered the start of the Bangladesh liberation war, leading to the creation of Bangladesh
• What category was it on the Safifer Simpson scale?

  3
• US president allocated $10 million for what? 


  Food and essential relief for supporters (short term )
• The charity CARE stepped In and helped to build what?

  cement brick houses
• The UN donated how much for food and in cash?

  $2.1 million
• Why is the area susceptible to tropical storms?

  less than 6m above sea level
• How many cattle were lost?

  280,000