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Where is the Philippines located?
southern Asia
What is the population of the Philippines?
98 million
What is the GDP per capita in the Philippines?
$2,765
What is the GDP per capita in the UK?
$39,720
When did Typhoon Haiyan occur?
November 2013
Which category of tropical storm was Typhoon Haiyan measured at on the Saffir-Simpson scale?
category 5
Typhoon Haiyan is one of the s________ and d________ typhoons ever recorded to hit the Philippines
Typhoon Haiyan is one of the strongest and deadliest typhoons ever recorded to hit the Philippines
What were some of the effects of Typhoon Haiyan?
6,300 deaths
1,000 people missing
hospitals overrun
diseases spreading
loss of income from farming
banana plantations destroyed
electricity supplies cut off
roads blocked by debris
damaged vehicles
ships destroyed
people made homeless
mobile phone network lost
What were some of the responses to Typhoon Haiyan?
makeshift shelters
local emergency services rescue survivors from the water
charities donated food to the survivors
42 countries sent aid
Australia donated $70 million
Japan donated $52 million
the Netherlands donated $49 million
the United States donated $86.7 million
the UK donated $131 million - the largest donation
mass burials in order to contain diseas
work began on rebuilding 30,000 homes with higher design standards
50,000 households in affected areas were given $50 and essential aid supplies