Typhoon Haiyan Flashcards
1
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Primary Effects
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130,074 house destroyed, rice corn and sugar farmlands destroyed, airport damaged, more than 7,000 people were killed
2
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Secondary Effects
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Poverty, hit a poor area so made them even more outbreaks of disease due to lack of sanitation and resources, 1.9 million people left homeless, 6,000,000 displaced. Looting took place, 71,000 hectares of farmland affected
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Short Term Response
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1,215 evacuation camps
4
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Long Term Response
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took a week to give aid and food
5
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Key Facts
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5th November 2013, south east Asia,
