Case study: Typhoon Haiyan, the Philippines (2013)

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?

~$2,700

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 primary effects of Typhoon Haiyan?

• ~6,300 deaths

• 1,000 people missing

• banana plantations destroyed

• roads blocked by debris

• damaged vehicles

• ships destroyed

• mobile phone network lost

• schools destroyed, affecting people's education and livelihoods

• airport damaged

• 10 hectares of mangrove forests contaminated

• 50% of houses destroyed

• US$12 billion total of damage

• US$53 million of damage to rice

• flooding caused by 400mm of rain

• 1.1 million crops destroyed

What were some of the secondary effects of Typhoon Haiyan?

• hospitals overrun

• infection and disease spread due to contaminated water

• 8 deaths in stampede for supplies

• power supplies cut off

• fishing industry disrupted due to leaked oil contaminating fishing waters

• looting due to lack of food and supplies and slow aid response

• rice prices rose by nearly 12% by 2014

• landslides caused by flooding

• 4.1 million people made homeless

• 75% of farmers and fishermen lost their income

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