Typhoon Haiyan

Question 1

Risk x vulnerability

Answer 1

• Tacloban lies in the centre of phillipeans, which makes it the most affected region in the world to hazards as tropical storms cross from pacific ocean to southeast asia
• high density population = overcrowding. More fatalities during tropical storms
• poorly constructed houses: likely to be destroyed by the natural hazard
  + houses are constructed on flat land near sea
• makes people vulnerable tp storm surges
  + others have built on steep hill sides which makes the built environment prone to landslides.

Question 2

Primary impacts

Answer 2

• 6000 fatalities
• 1000 missing
• damage to buildings and infrastructure
• 2M homeless
• 300mm of rainfall for the duration of 12 hrs

Question 3

Secondary impacts

Answer 3

• flooding landslides - major roads blocked
• city airport damages by storm surge
• widespread looting reported
• local gov collapsed as officials were killed
• total cost of damage: $2.9B

Question 4

Immediate responses

Answer 4

• some areas cut off from relief
• where relief was given, people distrivutes resources such as food, blankets, water and medicine
• UN provides aid
• UK deployed 2 navy ships supplying 200,000 tons of aid
• Americans sent 13000 service personnel

Question 5

Long term responses

Answer 5

• people helped repair fishing boats and distributed rice sheets
• UN: £480M IN 2014
• Majority of areas devastated by Haiyan are still recovering: some parts of Tacloban are still recovering + Manila is still revovering