Typhoon Haiyan

• In November 2013, a category 5 storm called Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines. Had winds of 275km/h and waves as high as 15M
• Typhoon Haiyan - secondary effects:

  • 14 million affected and left homeless
• Typhoon Haiyan - secondary effects:

  6 million lost their source of income
• Typhoon Haiyan - Primary effects:

  6,300 people killed
• Typhoon Haiyan - Primary effects:

  600,000 people displaced
• Typhoon Haiyan - Primary effects:

  40,000 homes flattened or destroyed
• Typhoon Haiyan - Primary effects;

  90% of Tacloban destroyed
• Typhoon Haiyan - Primary effects:

  30,000 fishing boats destroyed
• Typhoon Haiyan - secondary effects:

  6 million lost their source of income
• Typhoon Haiyan - secondary effects:

  flooding caused landslides and blocked roads, cutting off aid to remote areas
• Typhoon Haiyan - secondary effects:

  some areas had power cut off for a month
• Typhoon Haiyan - secondary effects:

  looting and violence broke out in Tacloban
• Typhoon Haiyan - Primary responses:

  international government and aid agencies responded quickly with food, aid, water and temporary shelters
• Typhoon Haiyan - Primary responses:

  US carrier and helicopters assisted with search and rescue and delivery of aid
• Typhoon Haiyan - Primary responses:

  over 1,200 evacuation centers were set up for the homeless
• Typhoon Haiyan - Primary responses:

  UK government sent shelter kits, each one able to provide emergency shelter for a family
• Typhoon Haiyan - Primary responses:

  French, Belgian and Israeli field hospitals set up to help the injured
• Typhoon Haiyan - Primary responses:

  the Philippines red cross delivered basic food aid, like rice, food, sugar, salt and oil
• Typhoon Haiyan - Secondary responses:

  the UN and countries such as UK, Australia, Japan and the US donated financial aid, supplies and medical support
• Typhoon Haiyan - Secondary responses:

  the rebuilding of roads, bridges and airport facilities
• Typhoon Haiyan - Secondary responses:

  ''cash for work'' programmes - people paid to help clear debris and rebuild the city
• Typhoon Haiyan - Secondary responses:

  Foreign doctors, including Us, Australia and EU supported