Geography Case Study - Typhoon Haiyan

• What was typhoon Haiyan?

  A category 5 tropical storm that hit the Philippines in November 2013
• What were the conditions of Typhoon Haiyan like?

  • 190kph+ winds
  • 15m storm surge
• What were the primary effects of Typhoon Haiyan?

  • 6300 killed
  • 600000 effected
  • 90% of Tacloban destroyed
  • 30000 fishing boats destroyed
  • Widespread flooding
  • Damage to powerlines
• What were the secondary effects of Typhoon Haiyan?

  • 14 million effected
  • 6 million without jobs
  • shortage of food and water
  • transport disruptions
  • looking and violence
• What were the short term responses of Typhoon Haiyan?

  • 1200 evacuation centers
  • delivery of basic food
  • field hospitals
  • international aid
• What were the long term responses of Typhoon Haiyan?

  • International aid
  • Reconstruction of destroyed infrastructure
  • Cash for work programs
  • Re - establishment of farming + fishing industry
  • Building of new cyclone shelters