typhoon haiyan

• typhoon haiyan basics

  the philippines - LIC

  november 2013

  winds of 313 km/h

  waves up to 7m

  281.9 mm of rainfall in some areas
• economic effects

  estimated damage of £3.83 billion

  six million workers lost their jobs

  crops destroyed e.g. rice and corn -> farmers lost jobs
• social effects


  more than 7,000 deaths

  1.9 million left homeless

  outbreaks of disease due to lack of food, shelter and sanitation
• environmental effects

  widespread floods - destroyed homes

  major roads blocked by trees

  trees were uprooted leading to a loss of wildlife and habitats
• responses


  uk goveremnt provided food, water and shelter for up to 800,000 people

  united nations launched aid appeal for £480 billion to finance damage and help victims
• what did philippines meteorological agency do?


  broadcast warnings, helping roughly 750000 residents evacuate