Weather Hazards - Typhoon Haiyan, Philippines

Question 1

Primary effects of Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 1

• 6300 dead ; Flooding with a 6m high storm surge - main cause of death
• Damage to Tacloban airport
• 1 million homes damaged
• 30,000 fishing boats destroyed

Question 2

Secondary effects of Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 2

• Malaria due to stagnant water attracting mosquitoes
• Electrocutions due to electrical wires in water
• Looting and violence in Tacloban
• 6 million people lost their source of income - fishing/farming
• Over 1 million homeless 1 year later
• Total cost $20 billion

Question 3

Immediate responses of Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 3

• 1600 evacuation centres set up
• International government and aid agencies came to help e.g. US aircraft carrier George Washington
• Aid agencies helped e.g. the Red Cross delivered basic food aid including rice, canned food and sugar

Question 4

Long-term responses of Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 4

• Cash for work programmes
• Thousands of homes built further from flood risk areas
• More typhoon shelters built to help shelter people in any further evacuations
• Roads and Tacloban airport rebuilt

Question 5

What year was Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 5

2013