Typhoon Haiyan Hazrads Flashcards
Where did the typhoon start and what cities did it hit?
Started in the Pacific Ocean and hit the cities, of Tacloban and Leyte.
what category was the typhoon in?
Category 5 with wind speed of up to 314mph.
wHERE WAS tYPHOON hAIYAN?
Phillipines
How many people died?
6190 died
How many people were affected?
14.1 million ( 4.8 million which already lived in poverty)
How many people were made homeless?
4.1 million people were made homeless
How many farmers, agricultural land and tonnes of crops were affected?
> Over 1 million farmers
600,000 hectares of land
1.1 million tonnes of crops destroyed
What were the recovery costs for agriculture and fishing?
$724 million
How many farmers and fishers lost their income?
75%
What happened to coconut, rice and sugarcane production?
Coconut, rice and sugarcane production made up 12.7% of the Philippines’ GDP before Haiyan.
Rice and seed stocks were lost in the storm surges and damages to rice cost $53 million.
How much of Talcoban was destroyed?
90%
How much rainfall flooded 1km inland?
400mm of rainfall
What infrastructure was destroyed?
> Strong winds battered homes and evacuation centre buildings. (increase in homelessness)
> Power cuts in houses
> Airports were damaged
> Roads were blocked by trees and debris.
How tall was the storm surge in Tacloban and Leyte?
5 metre storm surge
Name some secondary effects
An oil barge ran aground causing an 800,000 litre oil leak at Estancia.
> 10 hectares of mangroves were affected due to oil being washed ashore.
> Fishing at Estancia had to stop due to contaminated waters.
> 8 deaths due to stampede for rice supplies.
> Rise in rice prices, by 11.9% by 2014
> Flooding contaminated surface and groundwater with seawater, chemicals and sewage. The risk of infection and disease increased.
