Typhoon Haiyan Flashcards
where and when was typhoon Haiyan what was it also known was
it was in November in 2013 in the southwest of the Pacific Ocean heading towards the Philippines it turned into a super typhoon
what is the Philippines and what is its average gross domestic product
it is an LEDC and its GDP is $2765
what was death toll of the typhoon
6340 +
what category was the typhoon
it was a category 5 storm with estimated wind speeds of up 314 km/h
which city was hit worse by the storm
tacloban city was hit worse tby the storm with around 90% of all buildings were destroyed and nearly all of the fatalities were in tacloban
why was it hard for emergency services to start rescue efforts
nearly all of the countries communications and electricity supplies had been destroyed.
what were some of the immediate responses
people were evacuated, people sent in shelter kits for the people who’s homes had been destroyed
what were some of the long term responses
charities such as Oxfam paid for people to get new boats because a lot of them had been destroyed in the storm, it was important for the philippeno people because one of there main sources of income is fishing
Also the country set up ‘cash for work’ schemes which was that if you worked to help clear up the city and rebuild it then you would get paid.
