Typhoon Haiyan

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    • The Philippines
      • Located close to the Equator on the Pacific Ocean
      • Regularly affected by Typhoons because the sea temperatures are over 26.5oC
      • An EDC with a GNI of $3470
      • Over 25% of the population love below the poverty line
    • Typhoon
      1. Started in the Pacific Ocean
      2. Moved west and hit the Philippines on 8th November 2013
      3. Moved North-West towards Vietnam and Laos
    • Typhoon
      • Wind speeds reached up to 195mph – the strongest Typhoon ever to make landfall – known as a Super Typhoon
      • Very little land in the path of the typhoon meaning that it got more and more powerful as it got closer to the Philippines
      • The time of year meant that the sea was over 30oC giving the storm lots of energy
    • Over 6300 people killed
    • 1.2 million homes gone
    • 11 million affected in total
    • Major rice and sugar producing areas for the Philippines was destroyed leading to a lack of food
    • Estimated cost to rebuild was $5.8bn
    • Fishing communities have also be severely affected with the storm destroying boats and gear
    • Storm surge reached 20ft (the biggest killer)
    • People were aware of Typhoons as they are regularly but not warned about the storm surge
    • Over 100,000 Mangrove trees replanted as a natural barrier
    • 100 tonnes rice sent in
    • The British government gave 8,000 shelter kits
    • Infrastructure including road, schools and hospitals were rebuilt