Case study - typhoon Haiyan

Question 1

When was typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 1

8th November 2013

Question 2

What category was this storm classified in?

Answer 2

category 5

Question 3

How high was the storm surge?

Answer 3

5-7m

Question 4

Which city did this tropical storm mainly effect? and by how much?

Answer 4

90% of Tacloban was destroyed

Question 5

How many homes were damaged?

Answer 5

1 million homes destroyed or damaged

Question 6

How many people died as a result of this typhoon?

Answer 6

6300 people

Question 7

What was the total cost of all damages from this typhoon?

Answer 7

$5.8 billion

Question 8

Name an illness caused by damaged and polluted water supplies from Typhoon Haiyan

Answer 8

dysentery

Question 9

What were the primary effects of typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 9

• 6300 people killed - most by the storm surge
• 90% of the city Tacloban destroyed
• 1 million homes destroyed or damaged
• Power lines and other essential infrastructure destroyed
• 30 000 fishing boats destroyed
• Widespread flooding affected 71 000 hectares of land and destroyed rice, sugar, and coconut crops

Question 10

What were the secondary effects of typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 10

• Cost of damage was $5.8 billion
• Flooding caused landslides, blocked roads and delayed relief efforts
• Damaged water supplies and unsanitary conditions led to illnesses like dysentery
• 1.9 million people were made homeless
• 6 million people lost their source of income in industries like fishing and agriculture

Question 11

What were the immediate responses to typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 11

• $1.5 billion of overseas aid was sent from numerous countries
• US helicopters helped in search and rescue efforts for survivors
• over 1200 evacuation centres were set us by the government to help the homeless
• Red Cross supplies 1.1 million people with water
• UK sent shelter kits to provide emergency shelter for families

Question 12

What were the long term responses to typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 12

• UN Cash for Work programmes paid villagers to clean up debris, giving work opportunities to those who had lost their source of income this would have made them for resilient
• Repairs were made to infrastructure (eg. water and electricity supplies, and roads and hostpitals)
• Mangrove forests were planted to provide a barrier against future storm surges
• The government’s Build Back Better scheme built typhoon-resistant housing and designated ‘no build’ areas in vulnerable places