Haiyan

Question 1

Date and place

Answer 1

• 8 November 2013
• Philippines

Question 2

Social primary effects (3)

Answer 2

• 50% of homes destroyed
• 4.1 million people made homeless
• 6190 people died

Question 3

Economic primary effects (3)

Answer 3

• $12 billion of damage
• Damage to rice (agriculture) $53 million
• 75% of farmers and fishermen lost their income

Question 4

Environmental primary effects (3)

Answer 4

• An oil barge ran aground at estancia, causing an 800,000 litre oil leak
• 400 mm of rainfall caused flooding
• 1.1 million tonnes of crops were destroyed

Question 5

Social secondary effects (3)

Answer 5

• Infection and disease spread due to contaminated surface and groundwater
• Power supplies were cut of for a month in some areas
• Many schools were destroyed affecting education

Question 6

Economic secondary effects

Answer 6

• Fishing industry disrupted as oil leak contaminated fishing waters
• Airport badly damaged + roads blocked by trees and debris
• Survivors faced starvation due to a lack of supplies
• Rice prices had risen by nearly 12%

Question 7

Environmental secondary effects

Answer 7

• 10 hectares of mangroves were contaminated by the oil leak
• Flooding caused landslides

Question 8

Immediate responses (6)

Answer 8

• Televised warnings to evacuate
• Evacuated over 800,000 people
• Philippine government sent out essential equipment and medical suplies
• Emergency aid supplies arrived 3 days later by plane - 1 million food packs and 250 litres of water
• Government imposed a curfew to reduce looting
• Celebrities and brands used their status to raise awareness

Question 9

Long-term responses (6)

Answer 9

• 33 countries pledged help
• More than $1.5 billion
• Cash for work program paid people to clear the debris and rebuild the city
• ‘Build back better’ - goverment declared thery woudl rebuild and upgrade buildings to protect against future disasters
• Homes were rebuilt away from flood-risk areas
• New storm surge warning system was installed