Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) 2013
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- Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) 2013
- Basic information
- Strongest and deadliest recorded tropical storm in Philippine modern history
- Originated as a low-pressure system
- Several hundred kms southeast of the Federated States of Micronesia on 2 November 2013 and then moved westwards
- Warnings issued in the Visayas islands
- Police officers and military personnel were deployed in preparation
- The typhoon hit landfall in the Philippines on 7 November, with winds of 315km/h, heavy rainfall and a storm surge with waves 5.2m high
- Many people stayed in their homes rather than evacuating
- The 544,000 who did evacuate were caught in evacuation shelters which became death traps due to severe flooding
- Many of the emergency response teams who would have coordinated and supported the relief were victims themselves
- Impacts
- In the Philippines, 6300 fatalities were confimed
- 5877 in the Eastern Visayas
- Over 22,000 reported missing
- Tacloban City was badly hit
- Cars piled up
- Trees blown over
- Buildings destroyed
- Tacloban airport flooded
- International aid was flown into local airports, however much of it stayed there as roads remained closed
- Lack of sanitation led to higher levels of pollution
- Oil and sewage leaks into the local ecosystem
- Between 50,000 and 120,000 tonnes of sugar may have been lost
- In the Philippines, 6300 fatalities were confimed
- Responses
- The UN released US $25 million in emergency funds and also issued an appeal for US $300 million
- 25 humanitarian groups including international response teams and NGOs, delivered basic food
- Rice
- Canned food
- Sugar
- Cooking oil
- There is criticism that many victims struggled to access aid and £1 million worth of food packs were wasted due to improper storage
- Grants were made for local fishing businesses to buy new boats
- Save the children helped build tent schools to educate children
- Oxfam provided rice seeds for farmers
- 'cash for work' schemes were put in place to help rebuild homes and cities
- Basic information
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