Typhoon Haiyan

• When did this happen?

  November 2013
• What category storm was it classified as being?

  5
• What caused Typhoon Haiyan?

  The perfect conditions of warm water and depth in the pacific ocean due to a warming climate and/ or El Nino as well as strong winds helping to blow it towards the Philippines
• What were the wind speeds measured at?

  314 km/hr
• What countries did typhoon Haiyan hit?

  Philippines, Southern China and Vietnam
• When did Typhoon Haiyan end?

  11 November
• How many people were killed by the 7.5m storm surge in Tacloban city?

  5,800
• What percentage of buildings were destroyed in the city of Tacloban?


  90%
• how many people saw their homes destroyed?

  5 million
• How was air travel affected?

  The airport was unusable
• The region was declared a...

  'State of national calamity
• Essential infrastructure was damaged which meant what?

  It was difficult to organise recue efforts and they were slowed
• On the 12th of November what did the DEC launch?


  An international appeal via radio, television and social media, raising millions of pounds
• By mid November how many people had received aid that needed it?

  20%
• How many of the 1300 expected police officers reported for duty?

  100
• UN staff were pulled for what reasons?

  Safety reasons
• Were there any major outbreaks of disease?

  No
• Crime and theft were rampant, give an example of what was stolen?

  33,000 bags of rice from charity
• How much did the UK donate?

  £131 million
• How much did the damage cost?

  £8 billion
• What did the UN funding appeal total?

  $788 million
• What did save the children build?

  Tent schools to educate children
• What schemes did many people sign up for proceeding the typhoon?

  'Cash for work
• What did social media do for rescue efforts?

  Helped people locate their family and friends
• What technology was improved in order to help with prediction?

  Satellites and computer monitoring
• What sea defences were put into place?

  Soft engineering such as mangrove plantations were implemented to help absorb the impact of waves
• How many people died?

  6300