Typhoon Haiyan Primary Effects - Paper 1 Flashcards
When was it?
8th November 2013
What category was it?
Category 5
What happened to the airport?
Very badly damaged.
What did the strong winds do?
Damaged peoples homes and even evacuation centres.
Where was those who were mostly made homeless?
Western and Eastern Visayas.
What 2 locations had a 5 metre storm surge?
Leyte and Tacloban.
How much rainfall went how far inland?
400mm of rainfall went 1km inland.
How much of the city Tacloban was destroyed?
90%
What percentage of what food production made up the Philippines GDP before the Typhoon hit.
Coconut, rice and sugar cane production made up 12.7% of the Philippines GDP.
How much did the damage to rice cost?
US $53 million.
What happened to rice and seed stock?
Lost in storm surges, however luckily the harvest season ended just before the typhoon hit.
What fraction of farmers and fishers lost their income?
3/4
How much did the UN total for recovery cost for agriculture and fishing.
US $724 million.
How many people died?
6,190.
How many crops destroyed?
1.1 million tonnes.
How many houses damaged?
1.1 million houses damaged (half destroyed)
How many people made homeless?
4.1 million
How many farmers were affected?
Over 1 million.
How many hectares of agricultural land affected?
600,000 hectares.
How many people affected overall?
14.1 million people affected, of which 4.8 million already lived in poverty.
What caused an oil leak, where was it and how much spilled?
An oil barge ran aground in Estancia in Iloilo, causing an 800,000 litre oil leak.
How much was the total overall damage?
US $12 billion.
The UN stated what percentage of farmers lost their income?
75%
