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Typhoon Haiyan
Introduction
Typhoon Haiyan was a typhoon that passed over the Philippines from East to West on the 8th November 2013. it was a category 5 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale which is the highest possible. at the eye of the storm the wind speeds reached over 120km per hour
The tropical storm had winds as high as 314kmph, waves as high as 15 meters and 400 milliliters of rain flooded 1 kilometer inland. 90% of Tacloban was destroyed.
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Responses
Long Term
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Mangroves replanted, and a new storm surge warning system was installed
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Immediate
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Authorities evacuated 800,000 people and many went to Tacloban indoor stadium, which had a reinforced roof
Emergency aid supplies arrived by plane and within 2 weeks, 1 million food packs and 250,000 litres of water were distributed
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Effects
Primary
Social
- 4.1 million made homeless
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Environmental
- 400 millilitres of rainfall caused flooding
- 1.1 million tons of crops were destroyed
- an oil barge ran aground at Estancia, causing litre oil leak
Economic
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- Damage to rice cost US$53 million
- The UN stated 75% of farmers and fishermen had lost their income.
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Secondary
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Economic
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Fishing industry damaged as oil tanker leaked, contaminating waters
By 2014, rice prices had risen by 12%
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