case study typhoon

Question 1

how many deaths?

Answer 1

more then 7000

Question 2

what were the primary effects?

Answer 2

strong winds battered homes
people were made homeless
electric was interrupted

Question 3

what were the economic impacts?

Answer 3

$5.8 billion in damage
6million workers lost their source of income
major rice sugar and corn producing areas were destroyed
Tacloban city airport was severely damaged
fishing communities were severely damaged destroying 30,00 boats and equipment.

Question 4

social impacts?

Answer 4

more then 7000 killed
1.9million were left homeless and 600,000 were displaced
outbreaks of diseases due to lack of sanitation
looting took place days after the typhoon
less affected areas population doubled

Question 5

environmental impacts

Answer 5

widespread floods damaged homes and businesses in coastal areas
71,000 hectares of farmland were affected
thousands of trees were uprooted which released lots of CO2
Flooding knocked over Power Barge 103 causing an oil spill affecting mangrove ecosystems.
major roads were blocked by trees and were impassable

Question 6

responses?

Answer 6

PAGASA evacuated 750,000 residents
UK government supplied food, shelter, clean water and medicine supplies for up to 800,000
several charities provided emergency aid such as water food and shelter, they also repair their boats and distribute rice seeds.
The United Nations launched an international aid appeal in December 2013 for £480 million to finance the humanitarian relief effort for 2014.