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Typhoon Haiyan Case Study
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AQA A Level Geography Case Studies Typhoon Haiyan Typhoon Haiyan, a category five typhoon, struck the Philippines on 8th November 2013. The tropical storm originated in the northwest Pacific Ocean. The Philippines has a population of 98 million and was still recovering from an earthquake in October. Social Economic Environm ental 25 -6300 died -27,500 injured -1.9 million left homeless -2.5 million in need of food aid -14 million in total were affected -Looting and riots broke out -$12 billion damage cost -1.1 million tonnes of crops destroyed -1.1 million houses damaged -600,000ha of farmland affected -90% of Tacloban destroyed -Tacloban airport destroyed -Flooding caused landslides -5m storm surge -Contaminated water -Oil leakage Short term responses -800,000 evacuated -Red Cross delivered basic food aid -1 million food packs distributed -250,000 litres of water distributed -$1.5 billion foreign aid pledged -UK gave £75 million Impacts Year 12 Long term responses -Oxfam replaced fishing boats -Rice production re-established -Cyclone shelters built -Homes built further away from flood risk areas -Cash for work programmes set up
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