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Super Typhoon Haiyan Leaves An Estimated 10,000 People Dead In The Philippines. November 8-9, 2013. Highter toll possible. Economic losses in the billions of US dollars. Moves Towards Vietnam. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
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LANDFALL ON FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. 8
SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN LEAVES AN ESTIMATED 10,000
PEOPLE DEAD IN THE PHILIPPINES; MOVES TOWARDS
VIETNAMNOVEMBER 8-9, 2013
HAIYAN: A SUPER TYPHOON
RATED AS PROBABLY THE STRONGEST TYPHOON EVER TO STRIKE THE
PHILIPPINES
LANDFALL ON FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. 8
TACLOBAN (ON LEYTE ISLAND) HIT HARD
TACLOBAN AIRPORT
INITIAL IMPACTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
• Wide spread flooding and power outages
• Winds of 380 kph (290 mph)• TACLOBAN hit very hard by the
storm surge• Tacloban’s airport destroyed
INITIAL IMPACTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
• An estimated 10,000 people dead; EVEN HIGHER TOLL POSSIBLE
• Economic losses in the billions
ENROUTE TOWARDS VIETNAM: SATURDAY, NOV 9
TWO EXACERBATING FACTORS
1) ANOTHER TYPHOON WITH APPROXIMATELY THE SAME PATH
EXPECTED IN 3-4 DAYS
2) HAIYAN FOLLOWED A DAMAGING QUAKE
The typhoon Impacted Bohol, where a 7.2
magnitude earthquake left thousands homeless in
October.
LOCATION MAP
BOHOL: THE PHILIPPINE’S 10TH LARGEST ISLAND
8:12 AM, OCTOBER 15, 2013
• At 8:12 am, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred at a depth of 20 km (12 miles) near Carmen and Cebu city.
• 43,000 people impacted.• Over 100 dead.• Rescuers struggled to reach patients in
a collapsed hospital. • Power outages over a wide area.
DAMAGED ROAD
8:12 AM, OCTOBER 15, 2013
• Historic Basillica del Sto Nino damaged.
• Heavy damage in Cebu City.• Damaged houses leave many displaced
victims.
BASILLICA DEL STO NINO DAMAGED