Typhoon Haiyan

• when was it?

  November 2013
• what category storm was it?


  5
• where did the storm hit?

  Philippines
• how many people killed?

  6300
• how much of the city of Tacloban was destroyed?


  90%
• how many fishing boats destroyed?

  30,000
• how many mm of rain?

  400mm caused wide spread flooding
• how many lost their source of income (SE)

  6 million
• what did flooding cause? (SE)


  • landslides
  • blocked roads
  • cutting off aid to remote communities
• How many people affected?

  14 million
• how long were power supplies in some areas cut off for?

  A month
• immediate responses:

  • international governments and aid agencies responded quickly - food, water, temporary shelter
  • over 1200 evacuation centres set up to help the homeless
  • field hospitals
  • US air crafter called George Washington and helicopters assisted with search and rescue
• long term responses:

  • rebuilding of roads, airport facilities and bridges
  • more cyclone shelters built
  • rice farming and fishing quickly re-established
  • Aid agencies such as Oxfam supported the replacement of Fishing Boats
• what do strong winds and low atmospheric pressure cause?

  destructive storm surges