Typhoon Hayian Flashcards
1
Q
When?
A
On 8 November 2013
2
Q
How strong was it?
A
A category 5
3
Q
Where?
A
Philippines, northwest Pacific Ocean
4
Q
It was one of the most powerful…
A
typhoons to hit the Philippines, with maximum speed up to 314 km/h.
5
Q
Primary effects
A
- strong winds battered people’s homes and evacuation centre buildings
- the airport was badly damaged
- in Tacloban, heavy rainfall flooded one kilometre inland
- 90percent of Tacloban was destroyed
- over 1 million farmers affected
- 600,000 hectares of agricultural land damaged
6
Q
Tacloban had…
A
a five-meter storm surge and 400 millimetres of heavy rainfall.
7
Q
Secondary effects
A
- 800,000-litre oil leak at Estancia
- 10 hectares of mangroves contaminated
- fishing at Estancia had to stop
- rice prices had risen by 11.9 percent
- groundwater contaminated by sea water
8
Q
Immediate response
A
-president televised a warning
-authorities evacuated 800,000 people
-refugees placed in an indoor stadium in Tacloban
-33 countries and organisations helped
companies such as Coca-Cola, Apple donated more than 1.5 billion dollars
9
Q
Long-term responses
A
- no-building zones along the coast in Eastern Visayas
- new surge warning system
- mangroves replanted
