8th November 2013 (1 of 8 tropical storms to affect Phillippines in 2013)
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Where
Yolanda, Philippines (predicted path was different from actual path)
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About storm:
category 5 (stongest storm to ever hit land), 6m storm surge in Tacloban Bay, wind speed 315 km/h, caused flooding + landslides
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Social Impacts
+1mill homes damaged, +6,000 DEAD, +14 mill affected, 6mill displaced, lack sanitation, water, food, medication =outbreaks of disease, Tacloban government devistated 70/2,500 able to work, widespread looting
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Economic Impacts
cost over $20bn to Philippines (5% GDP), +6 mill of pop. lost source of income, agicultural land destroyed- loss int trade, Tacloban airport damaged -loss of touism, fishing industry: loss 30,000 boats and equipment, mobile phone coverage lost
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Environmental impacts
70,000 hectares agricultural land damaged, 1000s trees uprooted: release of CO2 and loss habitat (wildfire risk) blocked roads, oil spill affect mangroves, secondary- stagnant water attracted mosquitoes = malaria
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Short term responses
UK government provided food, shelter, clean water, medicine + supplies for 800,000 victims, NGOs provide food, water, shelter (e.g. WFP world food programme), president requested helicopters from military
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what happened one day after typhoon
Philippines declared 'A State of National Calamity' and asked for international help
NGOs repairing fishing boats, distributing rice seeds, UN launched international aid appeal Dec 2013 for £480m to finance humanitarian relief effort for 2014
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Yolanda, Philippines (predicted path was different from actual path)
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