Typhoon Haiyan

• Basic knowledge about Typhoon Haiyan

  • Category 5
  • 8th November, 4:40 AM
  • The Tropical storm originated in the northwest Pacific Ocean
  • 195 mph winds
  • 400mm rainfall
  • 7m high storm surge
• Social effects of Typhoon Haiyan

  • 14.1 million affected
  • 6190 dead
  • 10,000+ injured
  • 1.9 million homeless
  • 600,000 families displaced
• Economic effects of Typhoon Haiyan

  • $5.8 billion in damage
  • 90% of Tacloban destroyed - highly urbanized city
  • 1.1 million tonnes of crops destroyed
  • 800,000 litre oil tanker leak
  • 1/3 farmers & fishermen lost income
• Responses to Typhoon Haiyan

  • Food assistance to 2.5 million people
  • 800,000 evacuated
  • 1 million food packs
  • 250,000 litres of water distributed
  • $1.5 billion of aid