haiyan

• Typhoon Haiyan (Philippines)


  • Pacific ocean
  • 7th November 2013
  • Category 5 typhoon
  • (Vietnam, Laos and China Also effected)
• Typhoon Haiyan

  • Death Toll = 6300
  • Affected areas = Leyte, Tacloban
  • Max wave height = 15m
  • Windspeeds = 170 mph
• Effects of Typhoon Haiyan (Mild)

  • (Primary) Coconut, rice and sugarcane seed stocks were lost in storm surges
  • (Secondary) By 2014, rice prices rose by 11.9%
  • (Secondary) 8 deaths in a stampede for food
• Effects of Typhoon Haiyan (Intermediate)

  • (Primary) Oil barge ran aground off the coast of the city of Estancia
  • (Secondary) Oil washed ashore, contaminating 10 hectares of mangroves
  • (Secondary) 3/4 of farmers and fishers lost their income
• Effects of Typhoon Haiyan (Severe)

  • (Primary) 40,000 homes were destroyed
  • (Primary) 6,300 people died
  • (Primary) 90% of the city of Tacloban was destroyed
  • (Secondary) 600,000 people were made homeless