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Storm Emma (Social (People were tocked into their cars for around 24 hours…
Storm Emma
Social
People were tocked into their cars for around 24 hours
Unable to have access to food or water
Many crashes
Emergency services were unable to get to people
Airports were shut down
People got hypothermia
Operations were cancelled
Lack of communication through tellaphones and electicity
Elderly were isolated
Economic
Stores ran out of food
Buisnesses were shut
Loss of livestock which meant to loss of income
Products like milk were chucked down the drain
Cost of road clearing and salt spreading
Insurence claims
Environmental
Animals died
Crop failure
Habitats destroyed
Increase in flood risk which lead to soil erosion
Salt dries out soil and makes infertile
Response
Local
people gave food to the people in cars
People went to neighbours to help
Emergency services
Military was sent to help
Roads closed
Buisnesses
Schools were shut
buisnesses were shut
Cancelled flights and trains
The jet stream came from the north east carrying cold from Syberia