Case Study - Typhoon Haiyan

When was the typhoon?

November 2013

Where did the storm travel?

From south east to north west over the Phillipines

How wide was the storm?

Over 300 miles wide

How fast did the winds reach?

Over 195 mph

What category was the storm?

5

How much rain?

400mm

How tall was the storm surge?

5-6m

Primary Effect - How many people died? How many displaced?

6201 dead, 4mil displaced

Primary Effect - How many casualties from a lack of aid?

28,626

Primary Effect - How much in damages?

$13 billion

Primary Effect - What were destroyed?

Major sugar / rice producing areas

Primary Effect - What was leaked into local ecosystems?

Oil and sewage

Primary Effect - What happened to the fishing communities?

Severely affected

Primary Effect - Lack of sanitation in the days following led to what?

Higher level of pollution

Secondary Effect - What did the UN fear?

Spread of disease, lack of food, water, shelter and medication

Secondary Effect - What was the Phillipines declared to be in?

A state of national calamity

Secondary Effect - Debt is a major problem for the Phillipines. What percentage of government revenue is spent on foreign debt repayments?

More than 20%

Secondary Effect - How many coconut trees had been felled and what fears had arisen due to this?

33 million, it was rotting which was attracting pests that threatened healthy trees

Secondary Effect - Without crops, what did locals also not have?

Cash, which enabled local markets to function

Immediate Response - What did international aid agencies bring?

Food, water and temporary shelter

Immediate Response - Which organisation helped to distribute basic food, eg. rice and canned food?

The Phillippines Red Cross

Immediate Response - What did the UK send?

Shelter kits

Immediate Response - How many evacuation centres set up for the homeless?

Over 1200

Immediate Response - Who set up field hospitals to help the injured?

The French and Belgians

Immediate Response - How much money sent in aid?

$475 million

Immediate Response - How many soldiers did the US send to help?

13,000

Long Term Response - What did the UN donate?

Financial aid, supplies and medical support

Long Term Response - How many days went by before any aid was received?

5

Long Term Response - What percentage of victims received aid?

20%

Long Term Response - What had to be rebuilt?

Airports, ports, roads and bridges

Long Term Response - What scheme gave locals a chance to clear their debts?

‘Cash for work’

Long Term Response - Who helped finance the replacement of fishing boats?

Oxfam

Long Term Response - What have been built further away from coastal areas?

Cyclone shelters