typhoon haiyan Flashcards
(12 cards)
1
Q
when was it
A
November 2013
2
Q
where was it
A
phillipines
3
Q
category
A
5 on saffir simpson
4
Q
wind speeds
A
up to 195mph
5
Q
storm surge
A
up to 6 metres
6
Q
deaths
A
approx 6,300 people killed
7
Q
injured
A
over 28,000
8
Q
displaced
A
over 4.1 mil
9
Q
homes destroyed
A
1.1 million
10
Q
cost
A
12 billion USD
11
Q
airport damaged
A
Tacloban. severely damaged, disrupting aid and travel
12
Q
long term responses
A
UN launched a 788 million dollar recovery plan
Build back better - campaign launched by the philippine government to improve infrastructure
