Typhoon Haiyan case study

• 220,000 homeless
• 6300 killed
• 600,000 people displaced
• 90% of Tacloban destroyed
• 30,000 fishing boats were destroyed
• Damage to the rice crops cost US$53 million
• 75% of farmers and fishers lost their income
• estimated cost for agriculture and fishing at US$724 million
• 1200 evacuation centres set up
• 800,000 people were evacuated
• Emergency aid arrived 3 days later via plane
• Within 2 weeks 1 million food packs and 250,000 litres of water was distributed.
• 14 million were affected
• 6 million lost their source of income
• power supplies cut off for a month
• Shortages of food and water lead to outbreaks of disease
• Thousands of homes built away from coastal areas
• In July 2014, government stated they were working towards long term recovery with ‘build back better scheme‘
• No build zone along the coast
• Mangroves replanted