Typhoon Haiyan 2013 Phillippines:

Question 1

Formation and landfall:

Answer 1

Hit areas of south east Asia
- Made landfall with the Phillippines on the 7th November 2013. Collapsed on November 10th
Category 5

Question 2

Characteristics:

Answer 2

Category 5
- 10 mins sustained winds of 145 mph
- 1 mins sustained winds of 195 mph.

Coastal areas destroyed by a storm surge which was over 5m

Question 3

Primary effects:

Answer 3

• At least 6,300 died from drowning and falling debris
• 30,000 fishing boats were destroyed
• 600,000 displaced due to storm surges.
• 40,000 homes destroyed by storm surges.

90% Tacloban destroyed.

Widespread flooding

Airports and Ports were damaged.

Question 4

Secondary effects:

Answer 4

• 16 million affected overall.
• Major food shortages of food, water and aid supplies led to outbreaks of disease.
• 6 million lost their sources of income.
• Looting and violence broke out in Tacloban.

Estimated $13 billion, economic damage.

Question 5

Immediate responses:

Answer 5

• International aid organisations and charities responded quickly by providing, food and water.
• Philippines red cross pre-positioned emergency supplies before the Typhoon struck as they supplied over 1.1 million with clean water to limit the outbreak of disease.

Canada and USA sent military aircrafts to help with search and rescue.

1,200 evacuation centres set up to help the homeless.

Question 6

Long term responses:

Answer 6

$475 million sent in Aid.

• Environmental organisations worked with locals to restore mangrove forests which were destroyed as they are important to fishing and wildlife.

Aid organisations and charities such as Oxfam supported the replacement of fishing boats.

Rebuilding infrastructure.

UN set up a ‘cash for work programme’, they paid villagers to clear up debris, help stop the spread of disease and provided income.