storm lic - TYPHOON HAIYAN Flashcards
when did Typhoon Haiyan take place?
8th November 2013
What is this typhoon known as in the Philippines ?
Super Typhoon Yolanda
This was the …….. typhoon of the Pacific Typhoon season…? (e.g. ‘n’th)
15th
how many people were killed in the Philippines
6300
How many islands make up the Philippines?
7641
When were bodies still being found by?
jan 2014
On what tectonic area are the Philippines located?
Otherwise known as the ‘Circum Pacific Belt
Ring of Fire
What’s the population of the Philippines?
103.3 mill
What did the 400mm of rain cause
flooding
How many homes were damaged or destroyed
28100
What percentage of homes were lost in the areas worst affected?
90%
How many people well killed overall?
7500
what killed most people
drowning
How much did it cost the UN and the Philippines combined?
$225 billion
what airport was badly damaged
tacloban
Outbreaks of ……………… due to lack of water, food and shelter.
disease
How many people were left homeless?
1.9 mill
how many were displaced
6 mill
3 immediate threats to those who survived the initial storm…
lack of shelter, clean water and food
How many people affected
14 mill
What happened to crime rates? Most prominent crime
increased
looting
Cost to the Philippines?
$14 billion
how many people lost their source of income
6 million
how many evacuation centres were set up
1200
3 elements of future management in the Philippines..
monitoring, predicting, protection
what did the uk gov send
shelter kits
3 countries that set up hospitals to help the injured
France, Belgium and Israel
…………………….. programmes ; people paid to help clear debris and rebuild the city
cash for work
3 foreign donors that supported new livelihood opportunities…
US, Australia and the EU
NGO that supported the replacement of fishing boat
oxfam
What changed about the re-built houses compared to the destroyed ones?
built away from the areas at risk of flooding
what was built to accommodate people evacuated form coastal areas?
cyclone shelters
