Case Study: Thyphoon Haiyan 2013 (T. C) Flashcards
When did it happen?
November 8th 2013
What category hurricane was it?
Category 5
What was the wind speed?
230km/h
How high was the storm surge in some areas?
8m high
How many people were killed?
6,190
What city had the greatest loss of life?
Tacloban
How many people were missing ?
1,785
How many people were sent to evacuation camps?
371,000
What happened to the refugee camps?
Destroyed due to strong winds they couldn’t withstand
Why was there food shortages and how much people did it affect?
2.5 million experienced food shortages due to seed stocks being destroyed. However, crops like sugar cane, rice and coconut had just been harvested.
Why was there a further loss of life?
Diseases such as cholera and dysentery were spread through contaminated water supplies. This was contaminated by these diseases due to flood waters from decaying corpses and raw sewage.
What happened to the city of Bogo?
They had no electricity for several weeks as the electricity supply was cut off to millions of people.
Why were people traumatised?
Losing loved ones , children were orphaned , no food or water for days /weeks , dead bodies everywhere and searching endlessly for loved ones.
How many people lost their homes?
5 million.
What happened to buildings within a 800km radius?
90% were destroyed
How may schools were destroyed?
10,390
What happened to the Tacloban airport?
Destroyed by a 5.2m storm surge
What happened to the new town hall in Bongo
It lost its roof
What happened at the stadium at Tacloban?
It withstood winds but it flooded and the people inside died.
How long did it take for the Tacloban airport to reopen?
3 days
Where did International Aid come from ?
The UN, US navy and celebrity appeals for help
What did the Philippines government announce in July 2014?
A build back better plan which had a no build zone along the eastern coast of Visayas and a new storm surge warning system. A plan to build an embankment to protect low lying areas of Tacloban
Why was the impact on life and property so great?
The Phillipeins is an LEDC, causing a lot of residents to be poor which means they can only afford wooden homes which can’t withstand strong winds.
However, even well built structures can be destroyed by a category 5 storm.
What issues did people have returning home after the storm?
They had to look out for dangerous animals in their homes , watch out for live wires and sockets and pour out any storm water containers as they were a breeding ground for mosquitos which spread disease.
