• Less income from exports and general economic turndown. Many of the South-west pacific island ecomomys are based on cash crops eg. Coconut... Flooding and high winds can destroy all crops.
• Cost of creating a new infastructure.
• Not as many tourists ( short term effect)
• Businesses closed down and people unemployed.
• The development of a new, modern infrastructure and people are able to cope better in the future (possitive effect).

effects of a cyclone on social activities

• loss of lives and death
• finacial trauma because of loss of homes and people become worried that another cyclone will come and do futher damage.
• loss of food suplies can lead to malnutrition. water contamination could occur and peoples health may be affected.
• a good thing is that people come together and work as a team and community spirit can be strengthened.