Typhoon Haiyan

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    • Typhoon Haiyan was in the Phillipines
    • Typhoon Haiyan was a Category 5 tropical cyclone on Saffir-Simpson Scale
    • It formed on November 2nd 2013 in South Pacific Ocean
    • It was considered a natural disaster
    • Gusts of over 306km/hr created landfalls
    • The winds damaged nearly every building in the area of Guiuan
    • Flooding from storm surges caused huge damage to coastal areas
    • More than 6,000 people died with many more missing
    • Cost of the damage was about $2.9 billion
    • 1000 people were injured
    • Transport was disrupted so aid was hard
    • Many survivors had no food or water
    • Thousands of trees were uprooted
    • Several areas were evacuated due to chemical leaks
    • Seven provinces were placed under a "state of national calamity" - allowing Government to redirect funds to help address problems created by the typhoon
    • Roads were blocked and airports badly damaged
    • No fresh water or electricity - evacuations had to happen in daylight which slowed down this process
    • 500,000 homes were destroyed
    • Tacloban airport hit by 5.2m storm surge affecting tourism
    • 80% of all land in storms path was destroyed including 71,000 hectares of farmland
    • A charity called Caritas paid local people to help with the clean up
    • FAO provided local coconut farmers with training on alternative crops to grow
    • Slow Government response - troops only sent in after 1 week
    • 700 US troops sent to Tacloban Airport to deal with violence
    • Phillipines is an emerging country