Super Typhoon Haiyan update 9 November 2013
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SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN LEAVES AN ESTIMATED 1,200
PEOPLE DEAD IN THE PHILIPPINES; MOVES TOWARDS
VIETNAMNOVEMBER 8-9, 2013
HAILYAN: A SUPER TYPHOON
RATED AS PROBABLY THE STRONGEST TYPHOON EVER TO STRIKE THE
PHILIPPINES
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IMPACTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
• Wide spread flooding and power outages
• Winds of 380 kph (290 mph)• An estimated 1,200 people dead• Economic losses in the billions
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
