typhoon haiyan Flashcards
When was Typhoon Haiyan
8th November 2013 at 4;40 am
what category was the storm
category 5- which made it the fastest ever
what were the wind speeds
195 miles per hour
what made it so impactful
first storm in 131 years
how large was the storm surge
6 metres
what were the primary effects
-strong winds damaged homes
-electric was interrupted
-airport was badly damaged
-roads and infrastructure damaged by debris
-Leyte and Tacloban experienced a 6 metre storm surge and 400 mm of rainfall flooded an area of up to 1 km inland
-90% of tacloban was destroyed
-6190 people died
-29,000 people injured
-4.1 homeless
-14.1 million affected
-overall cost of damage was around $12 billion
-1.1 million houses damaged
-1.1 million tonnes of crops destroyed
-1 million farmers and 600,000 hectares of farmland affected
-1/3 of farmers and fishers lost their income leading to a loss of $724 million
what were the secondary social effects
-infection and diseases spread, mainly due to contaminated surface and ground water
-survivors fought for foods and supplies, 8 people died in a stampede for food
-power supplies were cut off for months in some areas
-education was disrupted as many schools were destroyed
-seawater, chemicals and sewerage contaminated surface and groundwater
what were the secondary economic effects
-an oil tanker ran aground, causing an 800,000 litre oil leak that contaminated fishing waters
-the airport was badly damaged and roads were blocked by debris and tres
-looting was rife, due to the lack of food and supplies
-rice prices had risen by nearly 12% by 2014
what were the environmental secondary effects
-the leak from the oil barge led to 10 hectares of mangroves being contaminated
-flooding caused landslides
what were the immediate responses
-government issued a televised warning for people to prepare and evacuate
-800,000 people were evacuated because of this, many people found refuge in a stadium in Tacloban. however many died when it flooded
-the government provided essential equipment and medical supplies
-a curfew was introduced two days after the typhoon to reduce looting
-over 1200 evacuation centres were set up to help the homeless
-3 days after the storm the main airport was reopened
-emergency aid
-one million food packs and 250,000 litres of water were distributed within 2 weeks
-$1.5 billion of foreign aid was pledged. 33 countries and international organisation promised help with rescue operations and an estimated US $88.871 million
what were long term responses
-cash for work programme paid for people to clear debris and rebuild tacloban
-the international charity organisation oxfam replaced fishing boats
-build back better is the governments response to the typhoon, this launched in 2014 it intended to upgrade damaged buildings to protect them from future disasters. they have also set up a no build zone along easten visayas, a new storm surge warning system was developed and mangroves replanted to absorb future storm surges,
