typhoon haiyaan

Question 1

background info

Answer 1

• Philippines is the 7th most populous nation in Asia
• 8th November 2013
• category 5, super typhoon
• winds speeds of around 313 km/h
• also affected Vietnam and South China

Question 2

primary effects

Answer 2

• economic impact estimated at $5.8 bn
• 6 million works lost their source of income
• 71,000 hectares of farmland affected, crops were destroyed, affecting trade and farmer’s income
• Tacloban airport destroyed, affecting business and tourism
• more than 7000 killed
• 1.9 million people lost their homes
• 90% of the city of Tacloban
• thousands of trees uplifted, massive realease of CO2 and loss of habitat

Question 3

secondary effects

Answer 3

• by 2014, rice prices had risen by 11.4%
• long-term effects on trade as ports and airports and crops took time to recover
• looting - survivors fought for food and supplies
• 8 deaths reported in a stampede for rice
• flooding knocked over a barge, causing 800,000l oil leak, which contaminated mangroves, affecting their ecosystem

Question 4

immediate response

Answer 4

• authorities evacuated 800,000 people 2 days before
• sent out essential equipment and medical supplies - within two weeks 1 ,million food packs and 250,000l of water
• $1.5 billion was pledged in foreign aid

Question 5

long term response

Answer 5

• buildings built upgraded and stronger
• replanted mangroves