Typhoon Haiyan Flashcards
What year did the typhoon take place?
2013
What country did the typhoon take place in?
Philippines
How fast were the high winds?
300km hr - highest ever recorded on land
How high were the storm surges?
6-7m
How bad was the costal flooding?
Eastern Tacloban was washed away
How bad were the landslides?
Bad. Poorest slums of tacloban affected most
600 died in the benguet province
What were the other hazards?
Population density and lack of building codes-debris
300mm rain in 12 hours
Isolation as no access for aid
Is the Philippines a HIC NEE or LIC?
NEE
What category was typhoon haiyan?
Category 5 (strongest to ever make landfall)
How many refugees were there?
2 million
We’re there warnings?
Hardly any- barely any evacuation and the government role was small- ngos main help
Where did people take refuge?
Tacloban stadium- was not typhoon proof and flooded
How many people died?
6000 and 1000 missing
What support was there after the event?
13,000 us troops and NGOs
How much did the typhoon cost?
Us$2.9bn
What was the shock of the typhoon?
Local and national gov overwhelmed. NGO and ODA supported eg UN and cholera
What are 5 primary effects of the typhoon?
-wind speed 315mph
-7.5 storm surge on tacloban
-6000-8000 dead
-90% of tacloban buildings damaged
-4 million homeless and 6 million displaced
What are 5 secondary effects of the typhoon?
-rural areas had no aid for days
-rice price increased by 12%
-widespread looting
-800,000 litre oil leak contaminated 10km of mangroves and groundwater and surface water contaminated
-riots
What are 5 short term responses to the typhoon?
-800,000 people evacuated
-those sheltered in tacloban stadium died when it flooded
-tacloban airport repaired 3 days after landfall
-1 week after landfall a state of national ‘calmility’ was declared
-un raised $788m and international donor gave $500m
What are 5 long term responses to the tycoon?
-grants given to fisherman to buy new boats
-lots of recovery + rebuilding done through ‘cash for work’ schemes
-satellite and computer monitoring improved with storm surge warning system
-200,000 people living in tents a year later
-PAGASA the weather service has improved its monitoring and prediction abilities
