Haiyan Typhoon

Question 1

hazards

Answer 1

• sustained winds of 315kmph
• almost 300mm of rain
• 5m waves

Question 2

causes

Answer 2

• sea level up 20cm since 1900 w/ phillipines 3x global average
• muddy coastal areas contributed to mudflows
• Tacloban city on land less than 5m above sea level
• in a bay where water was funneled causing 5m high storm surge

Question 3

impacts

Answer 3

Soc:
- 6352 dead, approx 30000 injured
- 90% Tacloban destroyed + airport damaged
- 1.14 mil buildings p
- 14mil affected
- poor management of dead, = contamination
Econ:
- $5.8 mil econ. impact
- 6 mil w no jobs
- boats destroyed, fishermen
- 3.7bil pesos in farm damages
- loss of crop, 4000 tons of corn etc.
- destruction of coconut trees, take 6+ yrs to grow
Env:
- 800000 litres of oil leaked
- flooding destroyed trees etc.
Pol:
- local govt devastated w/ 70 working in immediate days compared to 2500 under pressure to distribute food, water + medicine

Question 4

Management

Answer 4

Before:
- satellite images mean public storm warnings issued
- stockpiles decimated a month before by EQ
- advised evac, many stayed due to looting
During:
- airport closed
- looting occurred as lack of relief
- power restored within a week
- 1 mil food packs
- $1.5bil foreign aid
- disaster relief system failed due to lack of comms
After:
- 15000 households permanently resettled
- govt hadn’t repaired all damage a year after
- people still living in temp houses 1 yr later
- build back better scheme to make homes more safe