typhoon haiyan

Question 1

primary effects

Answer 1

at least 6300 killed
5m storm surge
90% of buildings in Tacloban destroyed

Question 2

secondary effects

Answer 2

$14 bn of damage
water supply polluted
130,000 houses destoyed leaving 4.2 million homeless
looting

Question 3

short term resoponses

Answer 3

1069 emergency centres set up in public buildings

distaster emergency comitee helped 3,316,500 people outside these centres by providing aid

Question 4

lobg term

Answer 4

UN appeal raised $300 mill
typhoon warining systems have been improved
people are now better educated about how to respons