Typhoon Haiyan

Question 1

Place and date of Typhoon Haiyan

Answer 1

Typhoon haiyan made landfall in the Philippines on 8th November 2013
Tacloban and Cebu were the worst affected areas

Question 2

Records of Typhoon Haiyan

Answer 2

Tacloban and Cebe were the worst affected areas, with up to 280mm of rain and winds reaching a maximum of 314km/hour
A storm surge with waves of up to 2.3m, combined with a high tide, meant that Tacloban was hit by waves of up to 5m

Question 3

Primary effects

Answer 3

• Over 6300 people were killed
• Over 1 million homes were severly damaged or destroyed
• 1.9 million people were made homeless
• Strong winds damaged electricity lines, and water supplies were contaminated by salt water from storm surges
• The cost of damage was approximatley $13 billion
• The heavy rain and storm surges flooded 600000 hectares of farmland

Question 4

Secondary effects

Answer 4

• Flooding triggered several landslides, which blocked roads and delayed the arrival of aid
• 5.6 million workers lost their jobs after businesses and agricultural land were destroyed
• The lack of clean water caused outbreaks of disease such as dysentery

Question 5

Immediate response

Answer 5

• PAGASA broadcast warning about typhoon haiyan two days before it made landfall. This led to the evacuation of 800,000 residents before the storm
• Fishermen were warned not to go to sea
• The Philippines declared a state of emergency, which led to many charities offering aid in the form of food, shelter and clean water

Question 6

Long-term response

Answer 6

• The UN appealed for over $300 million to help fund rebuilding and relief
• Charities build new storm resistant houses for those who lost thier homes
• The Philippines tourism board encouraged people to visit the country after the storm by emphasising that most areas were unaffected and that tourism money would go to rebuilding process