Typhoon Haiyan

Question 1

Typhoon Haiyan:
What are some background facts and statistics?

Answer 1

-Philippines.
-281.9mm rainfall in under 12 hours.
-Waves over 7m in height;
-Winds reached 310 kph.

Question 2

Typhoon Haiyan:
What were the Social Impacts of the it?

Answer 2

-7000 people killed.
-1.9 million left homeless.
-outbreaks of disease since lack of sanitation etc.
-Looting

Question 3

Typhoon Haiyan:
What were the Economic impacts of it?

Answer 3

• cost £3.83 billion.
  -6 million workers lost sources of income.
  -Major products such as rice destroyed.
  -Tacloban airport city airport damaged, affecting business and tourism.

Question 4

Typhoon Haiyan:
What were the Environmental impacts of it?

Answer 4

-Widespread flood damaging buildings.
-71,000 hectares of farmland affected.

Question 5

Typhoon Haiyan:
What were the immediate responses?

Answer 5

-£1.5 billion of foreign aid pledged
-Tacloban airport opened to receive aid of food and water
-PAGASA broadcast evacuated 750,000 people.

Question 6

Typhoon Haiyan:
What were the long-term responses?

Answer 6

-Build Back Better Scheme Launched to upgrade buildings.
-Mangroves replanted to absorb future storm surges.