Typhoon HaiyanBy Dylan Rossi, Liam Chaplin and Jack Brown

What is Typhoon Haiyan

Typhoon Haiyan is the second deadliest typhoon to hit the Philippines. It originated several hundred kilometers southeast of Pohnpei, which is around 2,900 km above Australia, on November the 2nd. It developed into a tropical storm the following day. It gained the name “Haiyan” on November the 4th. On November the 6th, it was classed as a Catergory 5-equivalent super typhoon. The typhoon first hit the Philippines on November the 7th at Guiuan, Eastern Samar.

Daanbantayan

In Daanbantayan, nine out of ten homes have been destroyed. All 86,000 people in the area have been affected by this typhoon. Nine people have been killed and 50 have been injured. People need food, water, shelter and medicine.

Tacloban

In Tacloban, the typhoon hit a lot worse. Typhoon Haiyan flattened nearly the whole town. There is little food and clean water, and there is hardly any medical supplies arriving. Thousands of people are walking to the local airport to try and get out. There is a high risk od disease. There are bodies in the street and all the hospitals have been wrecked.

Anibong

In Anibong, cargo ships have crashed into the coastline. Many people are desperate for help.

Extent of Typhoon Haiyan

Guiuan, one of the first places to be hit by the typhoon, has been reduced to rubble. Many of its building have been reduced to piles of debris. This has also happened in many other places where the typhoon hit. Many trees have been uprooted, and cars overturned. Planes have crashed and boats have ploughed into land. Many important buildings, for example, airports are destroyed, which prevents aid getting through.

Impacts of Typhoon Haiyan

As of 6:00am on the 23rd November, 5,235 people were reported dead, 23,501 are injured and 1,613 are reported missing. Many buildings have been destroyed, including airports, houses and schools. 125,000+ people have been moved to evacuation centres. Flights have been cancelled, buses and ferries have been stopped. There is not enough food and water for everyone. People are dying and there are dead bodies in the streets. Trees have been knocked over, crops have been flattened and power lines have fallen onto the roads. Roads have been blocked and destroyed. The estimated economic cost is around $15 billion.

International Community Responses

Australia: $2,750,000, Emergency and Humanitarian Supplies, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Australian Navy, Medical Team, Supplies

Canada: $40 Million, Members of the Disaster Assistance Response Team China: $1.4 Million, Naval Hospital Ship, Peace Ark France: $1.4 Million, 70 tons of Relief Supplies, Team of 61 People to

Restore Electricity and Water Supplies Germany: 23 Tons of Aid, Rescue Teams India: >15 Tonnes of Relief Supplies Japan: $52 Million, Humanitarian Aid, 1,180 Members of Japanese Self-

Defense Force, Military Vessels Mexico: $1 Million New Zealand: $1.22 Million, 30 Tonnes of Food and Medical Supplies South Korea: $5.4 Million, 21 Tons of Emergency Assistance, Emergency

Relief Team UK: $130 Million, HMS Illustrious, Military Vessels US: $20 Million, Humanitarian Supplies, USS George Washington, Carrier

Strike Group, 13,000 Military Personnel

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