typhoon haiyan

• Category 5 tropical storm
• PS - Over 6000 deaths
• PS - 50% of houses destroyed
• PEc - $12 billion in damage
• PEc - UN says 75% of farmers and fishermen lost income
• PEn - 400 mm of rainfall caused flooding
• SS - Infection and diseases spread due to surface and groundwater contamination
• SS - Many schools were destroyed
• SEc - Airport damaged and roads blocked by trees and debris
• SEc - Looting due to lack of food and supplies
• SEn - Flooding caused landslides
• Immediate responses - 800000 people evacuated to temporary shelters and £100 million in aid sent including food, water and medicine.
• Long-term responses - Government released a 4 year £6 billion plan to rebuild homes, businesses and infrastructure, new disaster early warning systems were developed and Oxfam replaced damaged fishing boats.