Typhoon Haiyan

Question 1

When was the Typhoon?

Answer 1

8th November 2013

Question 2

How many died?

Answer 2

6,190

Question 3

How many people affected?

Answer 3

14.1 million

Question 4

How many affected that already living in poverty?

Answer 4

4.8 million

Question 5

What was the overall damage?

Answer 5

US $12 billion

Question 6

How much crop was destroyed?

Answer 6

1.1 million tonnes of crops

Question 7

How many houses were destroyed?

Answer 7

1.1 million - half of all houses

Question 8

How many were made homeless?

Answer 8

4.1 million

Question 9

How many farmers were affected?

Answer 9

1 million

Question 10

What time did the earthquake hit?

Answer 10

4:40 am (local time)

Question 11

What category was the earthquake?

Answer 11

Category 5

Question 12

What is another name for the typhoon?

Answer 12

Typhoon Yolanda

Question 13

What was the primary country hit by the Typhoon?

Answer 13

The Phillipines

Question 14

What were the highest recorded speeds for the typhoon?

Answer 14

Up to 314 km/h

Question 15

The typhoon hit just after harvest season, however masses of food stocks were lost in storm surges.

How much damage was done to rice?

Answer 15

US $53 million

Question 16

What percentage of farmers and fishermen had lost their income?

Answer 16

75% - 3/4

Question 17

Large city Tacloban was greatly affected, it suffered a 5 metre storm surge and 400 mm of heavy rainfall.

What percentage of the city Tacloban was destroyed?

Answer 17

90% of Tacloban was destroyed

Question 18

List some secondary effects of the Typhoon?

Oil) (Food

Answer 18

An oil barge caused an 800,000 litres leak of oil, which contaminated 10 hectares of mangrove trees. It caused fishing to stop due to contaminated waters which further increased food prices.

The food shortages meant looting was rife, by 2014 rice prices rose by 12%. 8 deaths occurred in stampedes for rice.

Question 19

The groundwater and surface run-off lead to increased risk of what diseases?

Answer 19

Cholera and water-borne diseases from the exposed sewage that rose in the water out from under the city.

Question 20

The president issued a warning and the authorities tried to evacuate as many as possible.
How many were evacuated by authorities?

Answer 20

800,000 people

Question 21

How long did it take for power to be restored in some regions?

Answer 21

A Week

Question 22

What did the government do to attempt to reduce looting?

Answer 22

Enforced a curfew

Question 23

How long was it until the main airport was reopened and emergency supplies could be delivered?

Answer 23

3 Days

Question 24

How much aid was pledged by foreign aid?

Answer 24

US $1.5 Billion

Question 25

List some long term responses that the country is using to help regenerate the country:

Answer 25

‘Build Back Better’

• No build zone near coast
• A new storm surge warning system
• Mangroves replanted
• Plans to build a Tacloban-Palo-Tanauan Road Dike.