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slide1. Full lesson plan from redcross.org.uk/education Hurricane Dorian<br>
slide2. Fact File: Hurricane Dorian
Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas on 1 September 2019 which lasted for two days.
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An estimated 76,000 people have been directly affected by the storm.
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More than 1,000 people were missing and rescuers feared that hundreds of people had died.<br>
slide3. The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) helped with:
providing short and medium-term shelter
replacing essential items such as lamps and mobile phone chargers
giving out hot meals and food rations to people who may not have eaten a meal for several days
ensuring that clean water was available
providing psychosocial support
helping people to find their families.<br>
slide4. Once these initial needs were met, cash payments enabled people to buy the things they needed. People were also helped with repairing their homes and restoring their livelihoods (such as buying fishing equipment etc.).
The Bahamas are a challenging location for such a rescue effort, because the population affected is spread over many islands. This made it difficult to co-ordinate aid in a central location and ensure that it was distributed to the worst-hit islands. Often, transport infrastructure is damaged during a hurricane, making this more challenging.<br>
slide2. Fact File: Hurricane Dorian
Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas on 1 September 2019 which lasted for two days.
Â
An estimated 76,000 people have been directly affected by the storm.
Â
More than 1,000 people were missing and rescuers feared that hundreds of people had died.<br>
slide3. The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) helped with:
providing short and medium-term shelter
replacing essential items such as lamps and mobile phone chargers
giving out hot meals and food rations to people who may not have eaten a meal for several days
ensuring that clean water was available
providing psychosocial support
helping people to find their families.<br>
slide4. Once these initial needs were met, cash payments enabled people to buy the things they needed. People were also helped with repairing their homes and restoring their livelihoods (such as buying fishing equipment etc.).
The Bahamas are a challenging location for such a rescue effort, because the population affected is spread over many islands. This made it difficult to co-ordinate aid in a central location and ensure that it was distributed to the worst-hit islands. Often, transport infrastructure is damaged during a hurricane, making this more challenging.<br>