Typhoon Haiyan Case Study (from 4th form revision booklet)

when?

7th Nov 2013

where?

Philippines, Tacloban City heavily affected

what?

category 5 super-typhoon

social primary effects (2 bullet points)

• 50% of houses destroyed

• 6190 people died

economic primary effects (2 bullet points)

• $12 billion of damage

• 75% of farmers + fishermen lost income

environmental primary effects (2 bullet points)

• 800,000 litre oil-leak

• 400mm rainfall caused flooding

social secondary effects (2 bullet points)

• many schools destroyed affecting people’s education

• 8 deaths in stampede as people fought for rice supplies

economic secondary effects 21 bullet points)

• airport badly damaged + roads blocked by trees + debris

• by 2014, rice prices risen by 12%

environmental secondary effects (2 bullet points)

• 10 hectares of mangroves contaminated by oil leak

• flooding cause landslides + contamination of surface + groundwater

immediate responses (3 bullet points)

• government televised warning for people to prepare + evacuate

• over 1200 evacuation centres were set up to help homeless

• celeb couple Beckhams, X-factor show, brands like Cola, Apple, FIFA used status to raise awareness + encourage public donations

long-term responses (3 bullet points)

• 33 countries + international organisations pledged help, more than $1.5 billion in foreign aid

• rebuilding slow - 100,000 families still in temporary accommodation in 2015

• new storm surge warning system installed