Case Studies: Hurricanes

Impacts of Hurricane Sandy- USA

1. 106 people died

2. 200,000 homes destroyed

3. New York Stock exchange closed for 2 days

4. $50 bn repairs

5. 1.5bn tonnes sewage released into Raritan River

Impacts of Typhoon Haiyan- Phillipines

1. over 6,000 people die

2. 500, 000 homes destroyed

3. Tacloban Airport hit by 5.2 m storm surge

4. $2.9bn repairs

5. rice and sugar producing areas destroyed including 17,500 acres of farmland

6. 80% of land in storm surge destroyed

Response to Hurricane Sandy

1. 50, 000 made homeless moved in with relatives

2. Red Cross trained 17, 000 people 74,000 overnight shelters and 17m meals

3. Canadian Rivers Institute help restore beaches for horseshoe crabs

4. FEMA helped evacuate before hurricane and gave out 14m meals

5. Department for Agriculture gave $6.2m for farmlands

Response to Typhoon Haiyan

1. Charity called Caritas paid local people to clean up

2. FAO trained farmers on intercropping and how to reduce post harvest losses

3. UNDP coordinate emergency services

4. government troops took 1 week

5. 700 US troops to deal with violence in Tacloban Airport

6. Local people looted Tacloban Airport for food and supplies