Typhoon Haiyan

• When did Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines?

  7th November 2013
• Typhoon Haiyan was classified as a Category 5 super typhoon.
• What were the sustained (10 minute) wind speeds of Typhoon Haiyan at its peak intensity?

  230 km/h (145 mph)
• The sustained (1 minute) wind speeds of Typhoon Haiyan at its peak intensity were 315 km/h.
• The storm surges caused by Typhoon Haiyan were uniformly high across all affected areas.

  False
• How many people were displaced due to Typhoon Haiyan?

  Over 600,000
• How many homes were damaged or destroyed in Typhoon Haiyan?

  40,000
• Typhoon Haiyan destroyed 90% of Tacloban city.
• Heavy rain from Typhoon Haiyan caused widespread flooding.
• How many people were affected by Typhoon Haiyan?

  14 million
• How many people lost their source of income due to Typhoon Haiyan?

  6 million
• After Typhoon Haiyan, some areas were without power for up to a month.
• Steps involved in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan that slowed relief efforts

  1️⃣ Flooding triggered landslides

  2️⃣ Roads were blocked

  3️⃣ Relief efforts were delayed
• How many people died in Typhoon Haiyan?

  Over 6,000
• Typhoon Haiyan destroyed approximately 30,000 fishing boats.
• What major disruptions slowed the distribution of aid after Typhoon Haiyan?

  Flights and ferry services
• Looting and violence broke out in the city of Tacloban after Typhoon Haiyan.
• The Philippines Red Cross pre-positioned emergency supplies before Typhoon Haiyan hit.
• How many people did the Red Cross supply clean water to after Typhoon Haiyan?

  1.1 million
• Match the country with their immediate response to Typhoon Haiyan:

  Canada and US ↔️ Deployed military aircrafts

  France, Belgium and Israel ↔️ Set up field hospitals
• After Typhoon Haiyan, 1,200 evacuation centers were established.
• What type of scheme did the UNDP set up to support locals and fund the clean-up process after Typhoon Haiyan?

  Cash-for-work
• Polio and measles vaccines were given to children in a mass immunisation program after Typhoon Haiyan.
• What was the target of the ‘build back better’ strategy implemented by the Philippines government after Typhoon Haiyan?

  205,000 homes
• By 2016, only 1% of the ‘build back better’ strategy target had been achieved.
• Which organisation donated fishing boats to support the fishing sector after Typhoon Haiyan?

  Oxfam
• Replanting mangrove forests is a long-term strategy to protect against storm surges and support fishing.