Typhoon Haiyan

Question 1

What scale was this typhoon when it hit the Philippines?

Answer 1

5

Question 2

Name the primary effects.

Answer 2

5,000 died
24,000 injured
£3.6 billion in repairs
600,000 hectares of farming land flooded

Question 3

Name the secondary effects

Answer 3

Looting
Flooding+landslides
2 million homeless
20,000 fled to the capital 
Diseases such as cholera spread 
The local government collapsed

Question 4

Name the different strategies put in place to mitigate against the next typhoon

Answer 4

The build back scheme
New warning systems
Mangroves were planted

Question 5

Name the immediate responses to the typhoon

Answer 5

Transported by military helicopters
Americans sent numerous ships, aircraft’s and over 13,000 personnel
Used indoor stadiums for aid however these flooded which caused for problems.