Natural Hazards - Typhoon Haiyan 2013 Flashcards
1
Q
What was the date?
A
2-11 November 2013
2
Q
What were the highest winds?
A
315 km/h
3
Q
What was the damage?
A
$4.5 billion
4
Q
What areas were affected?
A
Caroline Islands, Philippines, South China and Vietnam
5
Q
What were some immediate responses?
A
- 800,000 evacuated partly to a football stadium in Tacloban
- military calmed looting
6
Q
How many people died?
A
6000
6
Q
How many people went missing?
A
1000
7
Q
How many homes were destroyed?
A
130,000
8
Q
How many people were affected?
A
11 million
9
Q
What did the UK do to help?
A
- provided shelter, medicine and water for 800,000 people
- donated $80 million
10
Q
How much the UN donate?
A
$300 million
11
Q
What did Russia do to help?
A
sent a team of 200 people + aircraft
12
Q
How much did coconut, rice and sugarcane make up of the Philippines economy?
A
13%
13
Q
What percentage of the city of Tacloban was destroyed?
A
90%
14
Q
What was the damage the rice business?
A
$53 million
