Typhoon Haiyan Primary

• Typhoon Haiyan


  • Category five typhoon
  • Struck the Philippines, close to Tacloban on 8th November, 2013 at 4.40 am
  • Originated in the northwest Pacific Ocean
  • One of the most powerful typhoons to affect the Philippines
  • Wind speeds of 314 kilometres per hour (195 miles per hour) were recorded
• How many people died?

  6300
• How many people were displaced?

  600,000
• How many homes were destroyed?

  400,000
• How many mm of rain were caused?

  400 millimetres
• Last primary effect?


  Widespread Flooding
• How many fishing boats were destroyed by the typhoon?

  30,000
• What was terminayl damaged?


  Tacloban Airport
• Strong winds damaged...


  Building and power lines, and destroyed crops