Unit 1A - Typhoon Haiyan - Case Study

Philippines Location

Group of islands in the pacific islands

SE Asia

7641 islands

Typhoon Haiyan on Saffir Simpson Scale

Category 5

Philippines Economy

LIC

GDP per capita $3280 in 2017

Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in

November 2013

Typhoon Haiyan had winds of

170mph

Typhoon Haiyan had waves of

15m

Typhoon Haiyan had heavy rainfall of

280mmm

Tacloban damage

90% destroyed

Struck by Northern eyewall

5 metre high storm surge

220 000 inhabitants homeless

Primary Effects of Typhoon Haiyan

6300 people killed - most drowned by the storm surge.

600,000 + people displaced

40,000 homes damaged or

Tacloban airport terminal badly damaged.

2 million homeless

400mm + of rain + flooding

Power lines, crops + buildings damaged/destroyed by winds

Secondary Effects of Typhoon Haiyan

14 million affected

6 million lost source of income

Flooding + landslides, blocked road → no aid

Power supplies cut for month in some areas

Ferry services and airline flights disrupted for weeks, slowing down aid efforts.

Shortages of water, food and shelter affected many people, leading to outbreaks of disease.

Many jobs lost, hospitals were damaged, shops and schools were destroyed, affecting people's livelihoods and education.

Looting and violence broke out in Tacloban.

Total Damage of Typhoon Haiyan

$2.9 Billion

Immediate Responses of Typhoon Haiyan

International gov + aid agencies - food aid, water, temp shelters

US aircraft carrier George Washington + helicopters - search + rescue, delivery of aid

1200 + evacuation centres for homeless.

UK government sent shelter kits

French, Belgian and Israeli field hospitals set up to help the injured.

The Philippines Red Cross delivered basic food aid, which included rice, canned food, sugar, salt and cooking oil.

Long Term Responses of Typhoon Haiyan

UN + other counties donated financial aid, supplies + medical support

Rebuilding of roads, bridges and airport facilities.

-"Cash for work' programmes people were paid to help clear debris and rebuild the city.

Rice farming and fishing quickly re-established. Coconut production-where trees may take five years to bear fruit will take longer.

Aid agencies such as Oxfam supported the replacement of fishing boats a vital source of income.

Thousands of homes have been built away from areas at risk from flooding.

More cyclone shelters built to accommodate people evacuated from coastal areas.