Typhoon Haiyan

• When and where did Typhoon Haiyan occur?

  • November 2013
  • Philippines in south east Asia
• How strong was Typhoon Haiyan?

  • Winds of 313 km/h
  • 281.9 mm of rainfall in some areas, much of it falling in under 12 hours.
  • Waves up to 7 m high battered the coast
• Why was the Philippines particularly vulnerable to Typhoon Haiyan?

  The Philippines is a fairly poor country with minimal investment in prediction, planning, and protection schemes
• What were the social effects of Typhoon Haiyan?

  • Over 7,000 people were killed.

  • 1.9 million people were left homeless.

  • Outbreaks of disease due to lack of sanitation, water, food, and medicine.

  • Tacloban city government was devastated.

  • Widespread looting occurred.

  • Many were too traumatised to work
• What were the economic effects of Typhoon Haiyan?

  • $5.8 billion total economic cost.

  • 6 million workers lost income.

  • Major rice, corn, and sugar-producing areas were destroyed.

  • Tacloban airport was severely damaged.

  • 30,000 fishing boats were destroyed
• What were the environmental effects of Typhoon Haiyan?

  • Floods damaged homes and businesses.

  • 71,000 hectares of farmland affected.

  • Thousands of trees uprooted, releasing carbon dioxide.

  • Oil spill from Power Barge 103 affected mangroves.

  • Major roads were blocked and impassable
• What were the immediate responses to Typhoon Haiyan?

  • PAGASA broadcast warnings two days before landfall, leading to evacuation of 750,000 people.

  • Philippines declared a State of National Calamity and asked for international help.

  • UK provided food, water, shelter, and medicine to 800,000 people
• What were the long-term responses to Typhoon Haiyan?

  • UN launched an international aid appeal raising £480 million.

  • Government launched “Build Back Better” to upgrade buildings.

  • No-build zone created along the Eastern Visayas coast.

  • New storm surge warning system developed.

  • Mangroves replanted to absorb future surges