Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesA2/A-levelOCR Created by: StevenFoxCreated on: 30-03-16 19:43 When did Haiyan/Yolanda strike the Philippines? 7th November 2013 1 of 26 Why was Tacloban City particularly vulnerable to flooding? 1m below sea level + Land subsidence from water extraction 2 of 26 What is the population of Tacloban City? Around 200,000 3 of 26 What is the population density of Tacloban City? 1,100/km2 4 of 26 How high were the storm surges? 4 metres 5 of 26 How many people were killed & how many were displaced? 7,500 killed & 6 million displaced 6 of 26 How many people were affected overall? 9 million people were effected in some form 7 of 26 Why was there a high risk of disease? Poor medication available, limited food + water, poor sanitation 8 of 26 Why did regions like Manila see an influx of people? People moving away, essentially becoming refugees 9 of 26 Why were people left without food etc for so long? Huge lack of aid available 10 of 26 What was the estimated cost in damages? $2.9 billion 11 of 26 How many farmers were affected due to 71,000 hectares being affected? Around 1 million farmers 12 of 26 How many tons of rice was lost? 130,000 tons of rice 13 of 26 How much sugar was lost? Between 50,000-120,000 tons of sugar was lost 14 of 26 Why was uprooted trees an environmental issue? Leads to a huge pulse in CO2 emission 15 of 26 What caused an oil spill in the region? Oil barge was knocked over 16 of 26 What would the sewage leaks and poor sanitation have done to the water? Contaminated it + killed fish 17 of 26 What did the Red Cross release to the public? 'Survival Tips' 18 of 26 How many shelters did the Red Cross establish? 1000+ shelters 19 of 26 How much money was donated by Australia and China? $30 million from Australia & ¥10 million from China 20 of 26 What did the WHO provide? Health check ups 21 of 26 What was the aim of military presence? To stop looting 22 of 26 Which areas were evacuated after the disaster? Areas prone to landslides 23 of 26 What did children receive? Polio & Measles vaccinations 24 of 26 What was made available for charities when they so required it? Satellite imagery 25 of 26 Which institution raised the alarm for the storm and will continue to do so? The Philippine Storm Warning Signal (PSWS) 26 of 26
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