Typhoon Haiyan Flashcards
1
Q
Where did it make landfall?
A
Philippines, close to Tacloban
2
Q
What category was Haiyan?
A
Category 5
3
Q
When did it hit?
A
2013
4
Q
What were Haiyan’s primary impacts?
A
- strong winds
- people made homeless
- airport badly damaged
- roads were blocked
- Leyte and Tacloban experienced 5m storm surges
5
Q
How much of Tacloban was destroyed?
A
90%
6
Q
How many people died or were injured?
A
Over 6000 dead
Nearly 30,000 injured
7
Q
How many people were made homeless?
A
Over 4 million
8
Q
What was the overall damage?
A
- cost of damage was around $12 billion
- over 1 million tonnes of crops destroyed
- over 1 million houses damaged
- 1 million farmers affected
9
Q
What were the secondary social impacts?
A
- infection and disease spread due to contaminated water
- survivors fought for supplies
- power supplies cut off for months
- education disrupted
10
Q
What were the secondary economic impacts?
A
- oil leak that contaminated fishing waters
- airport was badly damaged and roads blocked
- looting was rife
- rice prices rose by nearly 12%
11
Q
What were the secondary environmental impacts?
A
- mangroves contaminated from oil spill
- flooding caused landslides
12
Q
What were the immediate responses?
A
- televised warning to evacuate was issued
- 800,000 evacuated
- government provided essential equipment and medical supplies
- curfew issued
- over 1200 evacuation centres set up
- over $1.5 billion of foreign aid
13
Q
What were the long term responses?
A
- A cash for work programme payed people to clean up and rebuild Tacloban
- Oxfam replaced fishing boats
- Government ‘Build Back Better’ scheme to upgrade damaged buildings
- Mangroves replanted to absorb future storm surges
