Hurricane Haiyan

• Date/Time– November 2013 4:40 am
• category - 5
• fastest windspeed – 314 km/h
• Originated – the Pacific Ocean
• Made landfall – the Philippines
• Killed – 6300
• Homes damage – over 1 million
• Affected people – 14 million
• homeless - 4 million
• Fishing boats destroyed – 30,000
• cost – $20 billion
• Building damage – hospitals, schools, tacloban airports
• Secondary effects-

  • Flooding- landslides = blocked roads, cut off aids
  • Shortage of water, food and shelter - affected many - leads to spread of diseases
  • Strong winds damage - building, powerlines and crops
  • 75% of fisherman and farmers lost source of income
  • Ferries, flights disrupted for months- slowing aid
  • Over 400 mm of rain and 5 m storm surge
• Immediate responses-

  • Over 1200 evacuation centres set up for homeless
  • France, Belgium, and Isreali field hospitals set up
  • Philippines Red Cross delivered basic food and aid – rice, salt, canned food, sugar
• Long term responses-

  • Thousands of homes built away from areas at risk of floods
  • UN countries (UK, Australia) donated financial aid, supplies and medical support
  • More cyclone shelters built to accommodate people evacuated from coastal areas