Typhoon Haiyan (2013) Flashcards
1
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Primary Effects
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6300 killed 600,000 people displaced 90% of Tacloban city destroyed 30,000 fishing boats destroyed Widespread flooding due to 400mm of rainfall Thousands of trees uprooted
2
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Secondary Effects
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Cost of $5.8 billion Six million workers lost their income Flooding caused landslides Power supply cut off for a month Ferry and airline services disrupted for weeks
3
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Immediate Responses
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UK provides food, shelter, clean water and medicine to 800,000 victims
International aid appeal launched to fund the relief effort
Field hospitals set up
Cyclone shelters set up
4
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Long Term Responses
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Rebuilding of roads, bridges and airport facilities
People paid to rebuild houses and other places
Thousands of new homes built away from areas at risk
