Typhoon Haiyan Flashcards
When did typhoon Haitian occur?
8th November 2013
this is when it first hit tacloban
Time ?
4:40am
People asleep.
Less preparation.
More vulnerable.
Category ?
5
One of the deadliest ever recorded
The track of the typhoon
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
Wind speeds
Over 250 km/hr
Physical vulnerability
Location.
Pacific Ocean.
5-20 degrees between equator.
Low pressure system
How were the town of tacloban vulnerable?
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
How were people of tacloban vulnerable after typhoon?
Poor so needed to seek regional and national help.
Dependent upon foreign governments / NGOs
What was a risk to tacloban citizens ?
Severe winds
Heavy rain
Storm surge
Primary social
26,000 injured. 5,500 died. 2.5 mill homeless 20,000 fled to capital Manila 1.1mill houses damages Power cut off
Primary economic
Small businesses destroyed
Tacloban airport destroyed
90% of tacloban destroyed
Rice stocks lost
Primary environmental
Low lying land washed away / damaged.
Habitats destroyed
Secondary social
Typhoid/ tetanus
Fishing destroyed
Some places too remote to get aid
Secondary environmental
Ground water contaminated.
Flooding / land slides blocked roads.
Oil tanker spilled contaminating 10ha mangrove
Secondary economic
Looting
Recovery cost $2.9 bill
Rice prices risen by 11.9%
Immediate responses
Beckhams / Apple donated. 800,000 evacuated Indoor stadium - evacuation centre. Curfew to stop looting. Airport quickly repaired as it became centre of relief
How did the uk help ?
It deployed 2 navy ships and supplied 200,000 tones of aid.
How did America help ?
Send ships / aircraft
13,000 personel
What did the WHO?
Prompt action to make sure outbreaks didn’t occur.
Dysentery kept isolated.
Long term responses.
Cash donations / help
‘build back better scheme’
Storm surge warning
Mangroves replanted
What did build back better scheme entail ?
Upgraded buildings
No build zone
Storm surge warning
Fatalism
They believe in god so believe everything happens for a reason
What will typhoo Haiyan be like on park model ?
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.
Exogenous factors which helped them ?
Money from beckhams / Apple. Aid from uk Ships from USA NGOs stopped outbreak of diseases. 33 countries pledged to help
Endogenous factors which helped them ?
Replanting of mangroves - adaptation.
Build back better scheme.
Very spiritual - help cope.
Shopping centres turned into shelter
