Typhoon Haiyan, Philippines

• When it happened: 8th November, 2013
• Size: classified as category 5 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale
• Location: Philippines, main affect areas: Tacloban and Cebu
• About 6,300 people died, most drowned by Storm Surge (PE)
• 600,000 people were displaced, 40,000 homes were damaged/flattened (PE)
• 90% of Tacloban city was destroyed, Tacloban airport was badly damaged (PE)
• 30,000 fishing boats were destroyed (PE)
• Strong winds damaged power lines and buildings, and destroyed crops (PE)
• Over 400 mm of rain caused widespread flooding (PE)
• 14 million people were affected, 220,000 were made homeless, 6 million lost a source of income (SE)
• Flooding caused landslides and blocked roads, cutting off aid to remote communities (SE)
• Power supplies in some areas cut off for a month (SE)
• Ferry services and airline flights disrupted for several weeks, slowing down aid efforts (SE)
• Shortages of food/water/shelter caused outbreaks of diseases such as cholera (SE)
• Jobs lost, hospitals damaged, shops and schools destroyed, affecting education and lives (SE)
• Looting and violence broke out in Tacloban (SE)
• International government and aid agencies responded quick with food air, water and temporary shelters (IR)
• Over 1200 evacuation centres set up to help homeless (IR)
• UK government sent shelter kits (IR)
• French, Belgian and Israeli field hospitals set up to help injured (IR)
• Philippines Red Cross delivered basic food aid (IR)
• Rebuilding of roads, bridges and airport facilities (LTR)
• 'Cash for work' programmes - people were paid to help clear debris and rebuild (LTR)
• Homes built away from flood prone areas (LTR)
• More cyclone shelters have been built (LTR)