Typhoon Haiyan

Question 1

When did it occur?

Answer 1

November 2013

Question 2

What category was it?

Answer 2

5

Question 3

Wind speeds?
Gusts?

Answer 3

250km/hr
300km/hr

Question 4

When did it hit the Philippines?

Answer 4

7th November

Question 5

Central pressure of the eye wall?

Answer 5

895 mb

Question 6

Width of the storm?

Answer 6

380 miles

Question 7

Rainfall?

Answer 7

300mm

Question 8

How big were the storm surges?

Answer 8

6 metres

Question 9

How many people died?

Answer 9

6000

Question 10

How many declared missing?

Answer 10

Over 1000

Question 11

What was the scene described as by journalists?

Answer 11

apocalyptic

Question 12

How many people made homeless?

Answer 12

2 million

Question 13

How many people displaced?

Answer 13

More than 6 million

Question 14

How many fled to Manila?

Answer 14

At least 20,000

Question 15

What caused major roads to be blocked?

Answer 15

Flooding and landslides

Question 16

What was destroyed by a 5.2m storm surge?

Answer 16

Tacloban’s airport terminal building

Question 17

What was reported?

Answer 17

Widespread looting, local Government’s collapsing as many officials were killed

Question 18

Total damage?

Answer 18

$2.9 billion

Question 19

How many people lost their livelihoods?

Answer 19

5 million

Question 20

Reconstruction costs?

Answer 20

£3.6 billion

Question 21

Secondary impacts?

Answer 21

Deaths from typhoid and tetanus

Question 22

What has Tacloban got that makes it vulnerable to hazards?

Answer 22

Large population size

Question 23

What are the responses?

Answer 23

-Regional and national Governments didn’t have the resources to help people, reliant NGO’s and IGO’s
-Tacloban airport quickly repaired
-HMS Illustrious arrived on 25th November with 100 tonnes of rice
-UK air force sent 200 tonnes of aid (medicine, food, water and doctors)
-Helicopters covered large areas of land to carry food and personnel
-Mandatory evacuation to 1 to 2 km inland could have reduced the number of deaths but the severity of the storm surge was not forecast
-Population show evidence of extreme resilience
-Prompt action by NGO’s and IGO’s
-UN recognised challenges of response immediately following the storm
-UK Government sent 2 navy ships with 200,000 tonnes of aid and the USA sent numerous ships and aircraft, as well as over 13,000 service personnel