Typhoon Haiyan
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- In the Philippines
- November 2013
- Wind Reached 313km/h
- Rainfall of 281mm which fell in 12 hours
- Waves were 7m high
- $5.8 billion of economic damage
- 3,000 killed
- 4.2 million homeless
- 130,000 homes destroyed
- argirulture destroyed
- Water polluted
- looting occurred
- Airports damaged so supplies hard to get
- Fishing community effected 30,000 boats destroyed
- Warnings occurred but people didnt listen
- Over 1,000 emergency shelter setup
- Uk aid provides food and medicine
- UN raised $480m