Typhoon Haiyan

Question 1

How many people died from Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 1

7,000 deaths

Question 2

What was the economic cost from Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 2

$3 billion

Question 3

How did the Philippines prepare for Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 3

• The Philippines was assisted in tracking the typhoon with data from Japan
• The government used the Public Storm Warning Signal system to warn people across the country of the risk they faced

Question 4

What were the after-effects of Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 4

• Lack of essential services
• Slow aid

Question 5

Why was there a lack of essential services after Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 5

• No sources of clean water: because of burst pipes and contamination from sea water (so many were without safe water for a long time)
• No electricity: people needed to be evacuated from badly hit areas, but because there was no electricity for lights, the evacuations could only happen during daylight hours

Question 6

Why was the aid slow?

Answer 6

• No electricity: people needed to be evacuated from badly hit areas, but because there was no electricity for lights, the evacuations could only happen during daylight hours
• Blocked roads
• Major damage to local airports
• The focus of relief efforts in Tacloban meant that people in other devastated areas felt abandoned, as aid was reaching them even more slowly