Human consequences
About 4 million people displaced.
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Hurricane & cycloneTyphoon Haiyan
6,300Deaths
4MDisplaced / homeless
$2.2bnEstimated cost
- More than 6,300 dead and about 1,000 missing.
- About 2.2 billion dollars in damage.
One of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever observed at landfall, with sustained winds of about 315 km/h. A storm surge of 5 to 6 m devastates Tacloban.
Consequences
Environmental consequences
Coconut forests flattened over hundreds of square kilometres.
Economic consequences
Much of the region’s farming and fishing livelihoods are lost.
Political consequences
At COP19 in Warsaw, Philippine negotiator Yeb Saño goes on hunger strike; an international “loss and damage” mechanism is created there.
Track
- Forms near Pohnpei → Palau
- Tacloban · 8 November
- Vietnam · 11 November
Further reading
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