tropical storm

• what was the storm called?

  Typhoon haiyan 2013
• basic haiyan facts?

  -a category five on the Saffir Simpson scale, struck the Philippines, - close to Tacloban on 8th November, 2013 at 4.40 am. The tropical storm originated in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

  -It is one of the most powerful typhoons to affect the Philippines.

  -Wind speeds of 314 kilometres per hour (195 miles per hour) were recorded.
• primary effects?

  The primary effects:

  -6190 people died.

  -29,000 people were injured.

  -4.1 million people were made homeless.

  -14.1 million people affected.

  -The overall cost of damage was around $12 billion

  -electric was interrupted

  -airport badly damaged

  -Leyte and Tacloban experienced a 5-metre storm surge, and 400mm of rainfall flooded an area of up to 1km inland

  -90% of Tacloban was destroyed

  -1.1 million tonnes of crops and houses destroyed

  -1 million farmers and 600,000 hectares of farmland affected

  -farmers and fishers lost their income, leading to a total loss of $724 million.
• secondary social effects?

  Social effects

  -Infection and diseases spread, mainly due to contaminated surface and ground water.

  -Survivors fought for food and supplies. Eight people died in a stampede for food supplies.

  -Power supplies were cut off for months in some areas.

  -Education was disrupted as many schools were destroyed.

  -Seawater, chemicals and sewerage contaminated surface and groundwater
• secondary economic effects?

  Economic effects

  -An oil tanker ran aground, causing an 800,000-litre oil leak that contaminated fishing waters.

  -The airport was badly damaged, and roads were blocked by debris and trees.

  -Looting was rife, due to the lack of food and supplies.

  -Rice prices had risen by nearly 12% by 2014.
• secondary environmental effects?

  Environmental effects

  The leak from the oil barge led to ten hectares of mangroves being contaminated.

  Flooding caused landslides.

   
• immediate responses?

  Immediate responses?

  -The government issued a televised warning to people to prepare and evacuate.

  -800,000 people were evacuated.

  -The government provided essential equipment and medical supplies.

  -A curfew was introduced two days after the typhoon to reduce looting.

  -Over 1,200 evacuation centres were set up to help the homeless

  -One million food packs and 250,000 litres of water were distributed within two weeks.

  -Over $1.5 billion of foreign aid was pledged. 

  -33 countries and international organisations promised help, and gave estimated US $ 88.871 million.
• long term responses?

  long-term responses?

  -A cash for work programme paid people to clear debris and rebuild Tacloban.

  -Build Back Better is the government’s response to the typhoon. Launched in 2014, it intended to upgrade damaged buildings to protect them from future disasters.

  -They have also set up a no-build zone along the coast in Eastern Visayas, a new storm surge warning system has been developed, and mangroves replanted to absorb future storm surges.