Hurricane Sandy Effects

HURRICANE SANDY HOW DOES SANDY COMPARE TO 2011'S DISASTERS? Hurricane Sandy was a hurricane that devastated portions of the Caribbean and the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, with lesser impacts in the JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE A gigantic M9.0 earthquake has struck off the coast of Japan that was the most powerful known earthquake ever to have hit the country, and one of the five most powerful earthquakes in the world since modern record-keeping began in 1900. Southeastern and Midwestern states and Eastern Canada, in late October 2012. Hurricane Sandy killed at least 131 people in eight states: 253 53 15,870 deaths people were killed along the path of the storm in Around 4.4 million households in northeastern Japan were left without electricity and 1.5 million without water. 6,114 injured 24 states seven countries. 37 13 2,814 people missing across twenty prefectures In the United States, Hurricane Sandy 129,225 buildings totally collapsed affected 24 states. 254,204 buildings "half collapsed" The earthquake and tsunami created an estimated Winds spanning 3 1,100 miles 691,766 buildings partially damaged 24-25 million tons of rubble and debris in Japan. Of the 13,135 fatalities recovered by 11 April 2011: $235 billion The World Bank's estimated economic cost, and ranked as the most costly natural disaster in world history. Casualties and damages by country 12,143 or 92.5% died by drowning. Victims aged 60 or older accounted for 65.2% of the deaths. 24% of total victims being in their 70s. Country Fatalities Missing Damage Over 5,000 commercial airline flights scheduled for Oct. 28 and Oct. 29 were canceled. (in USD) 131 $63 billion THAILAND FLOODS 104 15 >$100 million Economic losses across Severe flooding occurred during the 2O11 monsoon season in Thailand. Beginning at the end of July triggered by the landfall of Tropical Storm Nock-ten, flooding soon spread through the provinces of Northern, Northeastern and Central Thailand along the Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins. Flooding persisted in some areas until mid-January 2012. 11 $2 billion New York were estimated $300 million to be at least $18 billion. Unknown $30 million Losses due to damage and business interruption are 46.39 billion USD 1 $55.23 million 930 estimated at Total 253 15 >$65.5 billion factories in 28 $65.5 billion. provinces affected in economic damages and losses due to flooding