Typhoon Haiyan

Question 1

How many people died?

Answer 1

6300

Question 2

How may homes were destroyed?

Answer 2

1 million

Question 3

How many were made homeless?

Answer 3

1.9 million

Question 4

Heavy rain and storm surge caused how much farmland to flood?

Answer 4

600k hectares

Question 5

Cost of damage?

Answer 5

13 Billion

Question 6

What were the secondary effects?

Answer 6

5.6 million workers lost there jobs after business and agriculture was destroyed

Lack of clean water caused outbreaks of disease such as dysentery

Question 7

What were the immediate responses?

Answer 7

PAGASA gave warning 2 days in advance - led to evacuation of 800k

Fishermen warned not to go sea

Plan international- constructed out latrines for 100k people to prevent the spread of disease

Question 8

What were the long term responses?

Answer 8

The UN appealed for 300 million

Charities built storm resistant housing for those who lost there housing

Philippines Tourism board encouraged visitors to come as money would help greatly