Case Study - Typhoon Haiyan Flashcards
What category Typhoon was Haiyan
Category Five
Where did the typhoon strike?
Close to Tacloban in the Philippines
What time and date did it strike?
8th November 2013 at 4.40am
Where did the storm originate?
Northwest Pacific Ocean
What was the fastest windspeeds recorded?
314 Kilometres per hour
Provide 4 of the most important primary effects?
- Leyte and Tacloban experienced a 5 metre storm surge and 400mm of rainfall flooded up to 1km inland
- 90% of Tacloban was destroyed
-1.1 million houses were damaged - 600,000 hectares of farmland and 1.1 million tonnes of crops destroyed
What was the economic loss caused by rice and seed stocks lost
$53 million US dollars
How many people died?
6190
How many people were injured?
29000
How many people were made homeless?
4.1 million
Overall, how many people were affected?
14.1 million
What are some examples of social secondary effects?
- infection and diseases spread through contaminated surface and ground water
- Survivors fought for food and supplies and eight people died in a stampede.
- Power supplies were cut off for months in some areas
What are some examples of economic secondary effects?
- Looting was rife due to the lack of food and supplies
- Rice prices had risen by nearly 12% by 2014
- The airport was badly damaged and roads were blocked by debris and trees
What are examples of environmental effects?
- An 800,000 litre oil tanker leak led to 10 acres of mangroves being contaminated
- Flooding caused landslides
What were the immediate responses?
- A televised warning was issued
- 800,000 were evacuated with many of these dying after there place of refuge (a stadium) was flooded
- Over 1,200 evacuation centres were set up to help the homeless
- Over $1.5 billion in foreign aid was pledged
- After three days, the airport reopened to receive emergency aid
