Typhoon Haiyan

Typhoon Haiyan

4:40am 8th Nov 2013
6,190 deaths
4.1 million homeless
800 litre oil leak
1. Contaminated 10 hectares of mangroves
2. Fishing at Estancia had to stop
Looting was rife for supplies
8 deaths in stampede for rice supplies
1.1 million tonnes of crops destroyed
Floods caused contamination
1. Likelihood of infection + disease increased
President televised a warning
Authorities evacuated 800k people
Gov sent out medical supplies + equipment
'Build back better' system implemented by gov to upgrade houses in case of future disasters
$12 billion damage
New storm warning system
'Tacloban-Palo-Tanauan Road Dike built
'no build zone' along coast in Eastern Visayas
Curfew imposed to prevent looting
$1.5+ billion pledged in foreign aid
Emergency supplies arrived once main airport reopened
1. 1 million food packs + 250,000 litres of water distributed within 2 weeks
Celebs + multinational companies raised awareness
1. E.g.: Apple + Coca-Cola
2. E.g.: The X Factor + the Beckhams
33 countries pledged $88.871 million
LIC - high population density
26,000 injured
14.1 million people affected
Category 5 - 314km wind speeds
Power interrupted
5m storm surge
Hit the Phillipines
1.1 million houses damaged
1. 90% of Tacloban destroyed
Airport damaged
Mangroves replanted

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	Created by Grace Silverstone almost 5 years ago