Case Study - Typhoon Haiyan

Question 1

date & time (th)

Answer 1

8/11/13 at 4:40am

Question 2

wind speeds (th)

Answer 2

314km/h

Question 3

category (th)

Answer 3

5

Question 4

cause (th)

Answer 4

tropical storm originated in the NW Pacific Ocean

Question 5

location (2)(th)

Answer 5

-Philippines, islands in Pacific Ocean off the coast of SE Asia
-population of 108mil

Question 6

development (life expectancy, HDI, GDP) (th)

Answer 6

-72 years
-0.699 (116th)
-$4700

Question 7

primary effects (10) (th)

Answer 7

-5m storm surge, 400mm rain in Leyte + Tacloban
-90% of Tacloban destroyed
-6340 deaths
-4.1 mil homeless
-14.1mil affected
-$12bil in damge
-1.1mil tonnes of crops destroyed
-1.1mil houses damaged
-1mil farmers affected
-30,000 fishing boats destroyed

Question 8

secondary effects (th) (5)

Answer 8

-looting, 8 deaths in stampede for food
-contaminated water stopped fishing + drinking
-6mil lost source of income
-snakes move inside
-electrocutions, submerged wires

Question 9

immediate responses (th) (11)

Answer 9

-800,000ppl evacuated
-refuge in stadium, later flooded
-emergency supplies pre-positioned by Red Cross
-government gave essential equipment
-curfew introduced
-1.1mil ppl get water -RC
-1200 evacuation centres
-aid arrived in 3days
-power in 1 week
-2weeks= 1mil food packs + 250,000l water
->$1.5bil pledged, 33countries, rescue operations

Question 10

long-term responses (th) (4)

Answer 10

-build back better strategy, 250,000 homes rebuilt (only 1% done in 2016)
-replacement of boats
-UNICEF + WHO vaccinate kids
-financial aid from Japan, Australia, US, UN etc