Typhoon Haiyan

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  • 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