Typhoon Haiyan

Question 1

When did typhoon Haitian occur?

Answer 1

8th November 2013

this is when it first hit tacloban

Question 2

Time ?

Answer 2

4:40am

People asleep.
Less preparation.
More vulnerable.

Question 3

Category ?

Answer 3

5

One of the deadliest ever recorded

Question 4

The track of the typhoon

Answer 4

Originated in area of low pressure in federal states of Micronesia on November 2nd.
Tracking Westward.
Developed into storm by nov4th.
Nov5th rapid intensification.
Nov6th category 5
Nov7th reaches Philippines.
Nov10th hit northern Vietnam.
Nov11th dissipated over s.china

Question 5

Wind speeds

Answer 5

Over 250 km/hr

Question 6

Physical vulnerability

Answer 6

Location.
Pacific Ocean.
5-20 degrees between equator.
Low pressure system

Question 7

How were the town of tacloban vulnerable?

Answer 7

Densely populated due to rural- urban migration.
Poorly built construction on FLAT land near sea.
Vulnerable to storm surges.
Other homes built on steep hill sides- wind rain/ landslides.
Caught off guard

Question 8

How were people of tacloban vulnerable after typhoon?

Answer 8

Poor so needed to seek regional and national help.

Dependent upon foreign governments / NGOs

Question 9

What was a risk to tacloban citizens ?

Answer 9

Severe winds
Heavy rain
Storm surge

Question 10

Primary social

Answer 10

26,000 injured.
5,500 died.
2.5 mill homeless 
20,000 fled to capital Manila 
1.1mill houses damages 
Power cut off

Question 11

Primary economic

Answer 11

Small businesses destroyed
Tacloban airport destroyed
90% of tacloban destroyed
Rice stocks lost

Question 12

Primary environmental

Answer 12

Low lying land washed away / damaged.

Habitats destroyed

Question 13

Secondary social

Answer 13

Typhoid/ tetanus
Fishing destroyed
Some places too remote to get aid

Question 14

Secondary environmental

Answer 14

Ground water contaminated.
Flooding / land slides blocked roads.
Oil tanker spilled contaminating 10ha mangrove

Question 15

Secondary economic

Answer 15

Looting
Recovery cost $2.9 bill
Rice prices risen by 11.9%

Question 16

Immediate responses

Answer 16

Beckhams / Apple donated.
800,000 evacuated 
Indoor stadium - evacuation centre.
Curfew to stop looting.
Airport quickly repaired as it became centre of relief

Question 17

How did the uk help ?

Answer 17

It deployed 2 navy ships and supplied 200,000 tones of aid.

Question 18

How did America help ?

Answer 18

Send ships / aircraft

13,000 personel

Question 19

What did the WHO?

Answer 19

Prompt action to make sure outbreaks didn’t occur.

Dysentery kept isolated.

Question 20

Long term responses.

Answer 20

Cash donations / help
‘build back better scheme’
Storm surge warning
Mangroves replanted

Question 21

What did build back better scheme entail ?

Answer 21

Upgraded buildings
No build zone
Storm surge warning

Question 22

Fatalism

Answer 22

They believe in god so believe everything happens for a reason

Question 23

What will typhoo Haiyan be like on park model ?

Answer 23

Large destruction as was category 5 storm.
Storm surge.
Rehabilitation took a while because it’s an Lic - seeked help from HICs and NGOs.
Reconstruction was long due to mass of destruction/ lack of money.
But they did improve with build back better scheme.

Question 24

Exogenous factors which helped them ?

Answer 24

Money from beckhams / Apple.
Aid from uk 
Ships from USA 
NGOs stopped outbreak of diseases.
33 countries pledged to help

Question 25

Endogenous factors which helped them ?

Answer 25

Replanting of mangroves - adaptation.
Build back better scheme.
Very spiritual - help cope.
Shopping centres turned into shelter