case study tropical storm Typhoon Haiyan Flashcards
Background to typhoon Haiyan (3)
struck 8th November 2013 4.40am
most powerful typhoon to have hit philippines
category 5 typhoon wind speeds upto 195.1mph
what were the primary effects of typhoon Haiyan
social (4)
4.1 million homeless
50% homes destroyed
6190 died
1.1 million homes damaged - half destroyed
Ecconomic (4)
$12 billion damages
75% farmers and fishermen lost income
$53 rice lost
UN recovery bill for agriculture and fishing was $724 million
Environmental (2)
oil barged leaked
1 million farmers had crops destroyed
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what were the secondary effects of typhoon Haiyan
social (4)
infection and disease from contaminated water
8 died in a rice stampeed
no power for a month
schools destroyed
economic(3) fishing industry disrupted
looting occurred people desperate for food and supplies
price of rice rose by 12%
environmental (3)
mango trees were contaminated by oil leak from barge
landslides occurred
flooding caused groundwater to be contaminated by sea water chemicals and sewage
what was the primary response to Haiyan (10)
president televised a warning
800,000 people evacuated - many went to a stadium with reinforced roof to withstand winds but died when it flooded
government sent out equipment and medical supplies - in one region they were washed away
emergency aid supplies came by plane 3 days later
in one week power was restored
in 2 weeks over a million food packs and 250,000 l of water distributed
curfew was imposed to reduce looting
33 countries pledged help
celebrities and large companies eg Beckhams and coke a cola donated and inspired others
$1.5 billion foreign aid pledged
what were long term responses to Haiyan
july 2014 government declared plan to Build Back Better
no build zone along coast established
new storm surge warnings to be installed
mangroves replanted
planned to build a road dike
