Typhoon Haiyan

Question 1

What year was the typhoon?

Answer 1

2013

Question 2

What were the main primary effects?

Answer 2

1) 6,300 dead
2) 600,000 homeless
3) 90% city destroyed
4) 30,000 fishing boats destroyed

Question 3

What were the main secondary effects of typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 3

1) looting
2) 6 million people lost jobs
3) disease outbreak

Question 4

What are the immediate responses of typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 4

1) 1,200 evacuation centres
2) Red Cross provided food

Question 5

What was the long-term responses of typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 5

1) UN sent financial and medical aid
2) homes were built further inland
3) cyclone shelters were built